Sutton
Unisex
Unisex
Sutton is a name, meaning “south”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 181st for girls in the US (1,697 babies).
What does Sutton mean?
“south”
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Sutton a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sutton has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 10 boys in the UK and 1,697 girls and 1,018 boys in the US.
How popular is Sutton in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popularnew in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Sutton, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 21 girls. 10 boys were also named Sutton in 2025 (2,342nd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sutton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 41% of the babies named Sutton in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Sutton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,538 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,798 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
How popular is Sutton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #181among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,697about 1 in 950 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 105% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,697 girls in the US were named Sutton, making it the 181st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 323rd. It first appears in the records in 1963. 1,018 boys were also named Sutton in 2025 (332nd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 15 years. 2025 had the most girls named Sutton of any year since it first appeared, in 1963.
Half of all the girls named Sutton in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1993, 45% of the babies named Sutton in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 63%, with more girls than boys since 2012.
Sutton in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,697 | #181 |
| 2024 | 1,561 | #198 |
| 2023 | 1,460 | #205 |
| 2022 | 1,370 | #217 |
| 2021 | 1,249 | #245 |
| 2020 | 960 | #323 |
| 2019 | 755 | #417 |
| 2018 | 582 | #539 |
| 2017 | 500 | #605 |
| 2016 | 434 | #672 |
| 2015 | 423 | #674 |
| 2014 | 361 | #778 |
| 2013 | 316 | #835 |
| 2012 | 243 | #1,040 |
| 2011 | 73 | #2,482 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3,202 |
| 2009 | 51 | #3,251 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3,477 |
| 2007 | 42 | #3,785 |
| 2006 | 47 | #3,413 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3,985 |
| 2003 | 46 | #3,183 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3,885 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 20 | #5,486 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 7 | #8,773 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 12 | #3,878 |
| 1963 | 20 | #2,779 |
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