Sutton

Meaning: South town; southern homestead
Origin: Old English

Boy's name · #332 in the US (2025) · Trending

33% boys · 67% girls — About 67% of babies named Sutton in recent years have been girls. Sutton →

Popularity over time

Sutton first appeared in 1912, vanished from the records entirely for 53 years, and since returning in 1973 has climbed back to #332. About 7,400 boys have carried it in all.

Across the states

In recent years, Sutton ran 3–5× its national rate in South Dakota, Montana and North Dakota—ranked #55 in South Dakota in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Sutton ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,417 in England & Wales (2025) · #592 in Canada (2024).

Famous Suttons

Sutton Vane — British playwright (1888–1963)
Sutton E. Griggs — Novelist, clergyman, social activist (1872–1933)
Sutton Symes — Notable figure
Sutton Marks — American politician
Sutton Smith — American football player

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 91,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Chris Sutton — English footballer and manager (born 1973)
May Sutton — US tennis player (1886–1975)
Christopher Sutton — Australian road bicycle racer

What Suttons become

Among 18 notable people named Sutton:

No single standout — notable Suttons spread across many fields.

Similar names: Boone · Shulem · Wells · Dutton · Hutton · Boden

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