Is Sutton a boy or girl name?
Sutton is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 1,559 girls and 712 boys were named Sutton, so 68.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 63.4% of the 17,295 US babies named Sutton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #441
- Girl rank, 2024
- #197
- Babies named Sutton since 1912
- 17,295
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,271 babies
Boys and girls named Sutton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 56 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 19 | 79.2% |
| 1980s | 70 | 33 | 32% |
| 1990s | 241 | 137 | 36.2% |
| 2000s | 743 | 386 | 34.2% |
| 2010s | 2,250 | 3,738 | 62.4% |
| 2020s | 2,999 | 6,596 | 68.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 712 | #441 | 1,559 | #197 |
| 2023 | 698 | #446 | 1,459 | #205 |
| 2022 | 566 | #527 | 1,370 | #217 |
| 2021 | 544 | #542 | 1,249 | #245 |
| 2020 | 479 | #580 | 959 | #324 |
| 2019 | 420 | #641 | 755 | #417 |
| 2018 | 292 | #785 | 582 | #539 |
| 2017 | 279 | #814 | 500 | #605 |
| 2016 | 246 | #890 | 434 | #674 |
| 2015 | 217 | #954 | 423 | #676 |
| 2014 | 206 | #1,003 | 361 | #778 |
| 2013 | 184 | #1,046 | 316 | #836 |
| 2012 | 161 | #1,142 | 243 | #1,040 |
| 2011 | 125 | #1,357 | 73 | #2,508 |
| 2010 | 120 | #1,397 | 51 | #3,250 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,412 | 51 | #3,295 |
| 2008 | 145 | #1,221 | 47 | #3,525 |
| 2007 | 118 | #1,399 | 42 | #3,840 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,990 | 47 | #3,462 |
| 2005 | 69 | #1,865 | 40 | #3,719 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,188 | 35 | #4,080 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,930 | 46 | #3,227 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,676 | 33 | #3,970 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,981 | 25 | #4,822 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,369 | 20 | #5,676 |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,226 | 25 | #4,557 |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,593 | 15 | #6,680 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,603 | 18 | #5,597 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,385 | 15 | #6,353 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,086 | 8 | #10,410 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,493 | 10 | #8,714 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,638 | 15 | #6,224 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,823 | 11 | #8,004 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,797 | 13 | #6,936 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,146 | 7 | #11,253 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,843 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,885 | 8 | #9,144 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,930 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,795 | 5 | #12,593 |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,202 | 8 | #8,228 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,956 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,125 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,885 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,792 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,132 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,445 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,295 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,968 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,479 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,174 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,070 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,850 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,728 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,506 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,701 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,243 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sutton reached #441 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #197 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sutton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.