Stanton
Stanton was the 3836th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 647th; the most babies were born in 1954 (115). Over the last ten years it has moved up 29 places. More babies were named Stanton in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,836 boys, up 685 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1954115 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,738babies recorded
Stanton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,836 | 29 |
| 2020 | #4,521 | 22 |
| 2010 | #5,013 | 19 |
| 2000 | #2,571 | 37 |
| 1990 | #1,582 | 53 |
| 1980 | #1,958 | 29 |
| 1970 | #1,040 | 62 |
| 1960 | #840 | 81 |
| 1950 | #671 | 108 |
| 1940 | #728 | 71 |
| 1930 | #890 | 56 |
| 1920 | #673 | 91 |
| 1910 | #921 | 13 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | #732 | 9 |
| 1880 | #899 | 6 |
How popular is Stanton, counting every spelling?
Stanton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Stanton?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stanton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stanton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stanton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stanton?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Stanton are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 31 and 69. That makes Stanton mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Stanton by state
How common Stanton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Stanton
How popular is the name Stanton?
Stanton was the 3836th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 647th; the most babies were born in 1954 (115). Over the last ten years it has moved up 29 places. More babies were named Stanton in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Stanton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stanton in the US.
Where is Stanton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stanton was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and North Carolina.