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Sutton

/ˈsʌtən/ · 63% girls, 37% boys · #181 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Sutton has been given to about 20,017 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsʌtən/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 19,882
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sutton per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 2,715
  • Born in 20252,715
  • All time20,017
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Sutton?

Sutton ranks 181st among American unisexs in 2025, with 2,715 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 2,715 babies were given the name, ranking 181st. The typical living American called Sutton is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Dakota, where it accounts for 0.54% of births.

Names that sound like Sutton

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Burton0.75
  2. Ashton0.64
  3. Hudson0.62
  4. Newton0.64
  5. Houston0.63
  6. Judson0.62
  7. Simon0.60
  8. Alton0.60

Middle names for Sutton

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sutton Anne0.81
  2. Sutton Eve0.80
  3. Sutton Elizabeth0.78
  4. Sutton Catherine0.78
  5. Sutton Marie0.77
  6. Sutton Grace0.77

Sibling names for Sutton

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hayesbrother · 0.99
  2. Junipersister · 0.99
  3. Freyasister · 0.99
  4. Alanisister · 0.99
  5. Beckhambrother · 0.99
  6. Lennoxeither · 0.98

Where Sutton is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Dakota0.54%
  2. North Dakota0.33%
  3. Wyoming0.32%
  4. West Virginia0.28%
  5. Arkansas0.28%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sutton White0.72
  2. Sutton Reyes0.72
  3. Sutton Lee0.72
  4. Sutton Hill0.72
  5. Sutton Hall0.72
  6. Sutton Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sutton

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sutton across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.