Stetson Boy
How popular is Stetson?
#136 boy name in 2025
2,662 baby boys were named Stetson in the US in 2025, making it the 136th most popular boy name. Another 37 girls got the name (#3,902 for girls).
Stetson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #136 for boys (▲ 19 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,662 boys, 37 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+770% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #775 in 2015, #487 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (2,662 boys) |
| Highest rank | #136 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1930 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Stetson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Stetson family of names ranked #144 for boys in 2025 (#170 the year before), with 2,705 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stetson | 2,662 | 98% |
| Stetsyn | 22 | 1% |
| Stetsen | 14 | 1% |
| Stettson | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Stetson is most popular
Babies named Stetson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 9.7 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Montana: 6.1 per 1,000 (107 boys)
- North Dakota: 5.0 per 1,000 (85 boys)
- South Dakota: 4.9 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- Arkansas: 4.6 per 1,000 (291 boys)
Stetson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1980s | 424 | #977 |
| 1990s | 1,296 | #815 |
| 2000s | 955 | #1,250 |
| 2010s | 2,984 | #544 |
| 2020s | 9,940 | #136 |
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Questions
- Is Stetson a boy or girl name?
- Stetson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Stetson were boys.
- How popular is the name Stetson?
- 2,662 baby boys were named Stetson in the US in 2025, making it the 136th most popular boy name. Another 37 girls got the name (#3,902 for girls).
- When was Stetson most popular?
- Stetson peaked in 2025, when 2,662 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #136 in 2025.
- How many people are named Stetson?
- 15,725 babies have been named Stetson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,607 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
- Where is Stetson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Stetson was most common in Wyoming, at 9.7 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.