Stanton Boy

How popular is Stanton?

#3,756 boy name in 2025

29 baby boys were named Stanton in the US in 2025, making it the 3756th most popular boy name.

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3,906living people named Stanton (est.)
53median age of people named Stanton
6,738babies named Stanton since 1880
1 in 114,322US babies born in 2025

Stanton popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#3,756 for boys (▲ 941 from 2024)
Babies in 202529 boys
10-year trendSteady (+4% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,774 in 2015, #4,422 in 2020
Peak year1954 (115 boys)
Highest rank#644 in 1949
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Stanton is most popular

Babies named Stanton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  2. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Stanton by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s33#780
1890s47#667
1900s49#778
1910s467#696
1920s781#653
1930s643#708
1940s786#644
1950s980#659
1960s704#807
1970s476#1,014
1980s501#1,253
1990s522#1,276
2000s279#2,520
2010s309#2,782
2020s161#3,276

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Questions

Is Stanton a boy or girl name?
Stanton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Stanton were boys.
How popular is the name Stanton?
29 baby boys were named Stanton in the US in 2025, making it the 3756th most popular boy name.
When was Stanton most popular?
Stanton peaked in 1954, when 115 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #644 in 1949.
How many people are named Stanton?
6,738 babies have been named Stanton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,906 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
Where is Stanton most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Stanton was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.