girls:
63 births since 2017
#5653 (1st percentile)
boys:
10.6k births since 1930
#1131 (75th percentile)
overall:
10.7k births since 1930
#2566 (67th percentile)
The name Stetson is the #2,566 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 10,657 recorded births since 1930. This represents the 66.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 66.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,131 (75.3% percentile) for all time with 10,594 births since 1930. For girls, it ranks #5,653 (1.1% percentile) for all time with 63 births since 2017.
Stetson first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1930 (1930 for boys and 2017 for girls). Birth data for Stetson is available in 44 out of the 94 years between 1930 and 2023 (44 years for boys and 5 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Stetson has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.4% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Stetson reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 80.4% percentile (ranked #179) with 1,085 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 1,085 births per million (ranked 80.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2005, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Stetson is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #179 (80.4% percentile) with 1,085 births per million.
For girls, Stetson reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.8% percentile (ranked #930) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 13 births per million (ranked 1.8% percentile). In recent years, the popularity of this name for girls has remained relatively stable. Currently, Stetson is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #930 (1.8% percentile) with 13 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Stetson".
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