Stockton
Stockton was the 3370th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1977th; the most babies were born in 2020 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved down 964 places. More babies were named Stockton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,370 boys, down 1,139 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202062 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,366babies recorded
Stockton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,370 | 35 |
| 2020 | #2,231 | 62 |
| 2010 | #2,626 | 47 |
| 2000 | #2,467 | 39 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,884 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Stockton, counting every spelling?
Stockton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Stockton?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stockton (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Stockton 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 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stockton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stockton?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Stockton are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 8 and 23. That makes Stockton mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Stockton by state
How common Stockton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (31.6×). In 48 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 Stockton
How popular is the name Stockton?
Stockton was the 3370th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1977th; the most babies were born in 2020 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved down 964 places. More babies were named Stockton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Stockton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Stockton in the US.
Where is Stockton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stockton was most common in Utah (0.79 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Texas.