girls:
9.4k births since 1963
#1665 (71st percentile)
boys:
5.6k births since 1912
#1585 (65th percentile)
overall:
15k births since 1912
#2143 (72nd percentile)
The name Sutton is the #2,143 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 15,015 recorded births since 1912. This represents the 72.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 72.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,665 (70.9% percentile) for all time with 9,402 births since 1963. For boys, it ranks #1,585 (65.4% percentile) for all time with 5,613 births since 1912.
Sutton first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1912 (1912 for boys and 1963 for girls). Birth data for Sutton is available in 55 out of the 112 years between 1912 and 2023 (47 years for girls and 46 years for boys). 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 Sutton has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (62.6% of all recorded births). In 2023, 67.7% of babies named Sutton were girls. Interestingly, until around 1963, the name was more popular for boys (100.0% boys from 1912 to 1962), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (62.7% girls from 1963 to 2023).
For girls, Sutton reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 79.3% percentile (ranked #197) with 832 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 832 births per million (ranked 79.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1987, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Sutton is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #197 (79.3% percentile) with 832 births per million.
For boys, Sutton reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 55.3% percentile (ranked #408) with 380 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 380 births per million (ranked 55.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 1990, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Sutton is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #408 (55.3% percentile) with 380 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Sutton".
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