boy's name

Stanton

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 6,768

Stanton is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1954, when 115 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 114,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Stanton over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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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Births named Stanton by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 33
1890s 47
1900s 49
1910s 467
1920s 781
1930s 643
1940s 786
1950s 980
1960s 704
1970s 476
1980s 501
1990s 522
2000s 279
2010s 309
2020s (to 2025) 161

How popular is Stanton?

In 2025, Stanton was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Stanton is used

United States #3,777 29 in 2025
England & Wales #5,328 3 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Stanton

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Stanton also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Stanton over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Stanton

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Stanton — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Stanton

How popular is the name Stanton?

In 2025, Stanton was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Stanton a girl's or a boy's name?

Stanton is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Stanton?

Stanton has 2 syllables.

When was Stanton most popular?

Stanton peaked in 1954, when 115 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Stanton a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Stanton currently ranks #3,777 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.