boy's name
Easton
EES-tun
- Origin English
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 85,748
the United States
#110
2025 births
Easton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "east settlement," from the Old English east and tun. It is one of a set of compass-point place names that also produced Weston, Norton and Sutton.
- Easton is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2016, when 5,704 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,030 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1907.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Easton over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 41 |
| 1920s | 37 |
| 1930s | 36 |
| 1940s | 27 |
| 1950s | 6 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 25 |
| 1980s | 214 |
| 1990s | 1,487 |
| 2000s | 7,350 |
| 2010s | 47,345 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 23,850 |
What Easton means
Easton means the eastern farmstead or village, from east plus tun. Tun is the ancestor of the modern word town, though it originally meant an enclosed farm rather than an urban settlement.
Where Easton comes from
Easton combines the Old English east with tun, an enclosure or settlement, and names villages across England — generally those sitting east of a larger neighbor. The full set of compass-point settlements survives in Easton, Weston, Norton and Sutton, the last two from north-tun and south-tun with the vowels worn down. Some Eastons instead derive from an entirely different source, east plus stan, meaning east stone, or from a personal name. The surname comes from the places, and its use as a given name is modern and strongly American.
Easton in use
Norton and Sutton are north-tun and south-tun with the vowels worn away — Easton and Weston kept theirs.
How popular is Easton?
In 2025, Easton was given to 3,218 babies in the United States, ranking #110 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Easton is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Easton
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Easton also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Easton over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Easton
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Easton in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Easton
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Easton — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Easton
What does the name Easton mean?
Easton means "east settlement," from the Old English east and tun.
Is Easton related to Weston?
Yes. Both are compass-point settlements, alongside Norton and Sutton.
Was Easton originally a surname?
Yes, from English villages of that name.
How popular is the name Easton?
In 2025, Easton was given to 3,218 babies in the United States, ranking #110 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Easton a girl's or a boy's name?
Easton is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Easton?
Easton has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Easton?
Easton is usually shortened to East.
Is Easton a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Easton currently ranks #110 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.