boys' name ★ peaked 2016

Easton

Meaning east Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #110 Trend ↓ Falling 29%

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Rank 2025
#110
among boys · ↓7 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,218
named Easton · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 534
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2016
5,704 babies
All-time total
80,441
#368 all-time among boys
First recorded
1907
in Social Security records

Easton popularity over time

80,441 babies have been named Easton since 1907, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – 5 5 1 – #1,395
1910s – 41 41 4 +720% #2,597
1920s – 37 37 4 -10% #3,021
1930s – 36 36 4 -3% #2,917
1940s – 27 27 3 -25% #3,081
1950s – 6 6 1 -78% #3,609
1960s – 18 18 2 +200% #3,414
1970s – 25 25 3 +39% #4,204
1980s 6 208 214 21 +756% #1,711
1990s 81 1,406 1,487 149 +595% #644
2000s 158 7,192 7,350 735 +394% #254
2010s 540 46,805 47,345 4,735 +544% #66
2020s (to 2025) 216 23,634 23,850 3,975 -16% #72

Where Easton is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 3,015 1.77 #118
2027 2,868 1.68 #126
2028 2,748 1.61 #131
2029 2,650 1.55 #137
2030 2,570 1.50 #139

Where Easton is most popular

Boys named Easton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.20 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Vermont, and North Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Easton born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 237 7.26 +230%
Vermont 44 7.01 +219%
North Dakota 116 6.79 +209%
Wyoming 37 6.40 +191%
Maine 116 5.98 +172%
South Dakota 106 5.70 +159%
Kentucky 546 5.44 +148%
Montana 94 5.33 +143%
Mississippi 263 4.63 +111%
Tennessee 765 4.24 +93%
Louisiana 429 4.19 +91%
Iowa 286 4.15 +89%
South Carolina 426 4.12 +88%
Missouri 561 4.05 +84%
Alabama 440 4.02 +83%
Nebraska 173 3.98 +81%
Kansas 270 3.94 +79%
Idaho 161 3.93 +79%
Indiana 625 3.90 +77%
Delaware 56 3.69 +68%
Oklahoma 322 3.64 +66%
Arkansas 227 3.59 +63%
Wisconsin 410 3.46 +57%
North Carolina 871 3.41 +55%
Alaska 40 3.36 +53%
Rhode Island 54 3.31 +51%
New Hampshire 73 3.29 +50%
Ohio 841 3.17 +44%
Minnesota 386 3.15 +43%
Georgia 748 2.95 +34%
Michigan 590 2.88 +31%
Utah 272 2.85 +30%
Virginia 533 2.81 +28%
Arizona 432 2.64 +20%
Oregon 196 2.58 +18%
Hawaii 40 2.58 +17%
Pennsylvania 663 2.50 +14%
Washington 404 2.47 +12%
Colorado 302 2.34 +6%
New Mexico 76 2.31 +5%
Nevada 125 2.19 ≈ national
Florida 998 2.11 ≈ national
Illinois 524 2.05 -7%
Texas 1,782 2.02 -8%
Maryland 234 1.96 -11%
Connecticut 98 1.45 -34%
Massachusetts 178 1.29 -41%
New York 515 1.19 -46%
California 1,059 1.16 -47%
New Jersey 215 1.07 -51%
District of Columbia 5 0.339 -85%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Easton

Easton is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #110 in 2025 with 3,198 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1907, 80,441 American babies have been named Easton. Its peak came in 2016, when 5,704 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Easton stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Easton?

The median living Easton is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 12. An estimated 80 thousand people named Easton are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Easton year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 20 #5,969 3,198 #110
2024 28 #4,802 3,349 #103
2023 30 #4,592 3,647 #98
2022 44 #3,552 4,161 #80
2021 53 #3,080 4,625 #72
2020 41 #3,635 4,654 #73
2019 52 #3,101 4,897 #74
2018 51 #3,172 5,463 #66
2017 51 #3,168 5,520 #66
2016 61 #2,810 5,643 #66
2015 72 #2,508 5,230 #78
2014 66 #2,659 4,988 #83
2013 55 #3,017 4,649 #88
2012 52 #3,182 3,943 #96
2011 43 #3,623 3,762 #103
2010 37 #4,049 2,710 #145
2009 20 #6,635 1,369 #254
2008 30 #4,930 1,105 #300
2007 14 #8,659 904 #352
2006 14 #8,377 844 #357
2005 18 #6,621 735 #390
2004 20 #6,044 619 #420
2003 9 #10,689 504 #490
2002 13 #7,961 413 #540
2001 8 #11,316 355 #578
2000 12 #8,182 344 #581
1995 9 #8,979 144 #923
1990 – – 59 #1,472
1985 – – 20 #2,531
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 6 #4,987
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 6 #3,609
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 5 #3,592
1935 – – 7 #3,039
1930 – – 5 #4,154
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 9 #3,021
1915 – – 6 #3,513
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Easton, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Easton?

The median living Easton is about 9 years old. Half of all living Eastons are between 5 and 12 years old.

How many people named Easton are alive today?

An estimated 80 thousand people named Easton are alive in the United States, based on 80,441 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Easton mean?

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“settlement”).

How popular is the name Easton in 2025?

Easton ranked #110 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,198 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Easton?

80,441 babies have been named Easton in the United States since 1907, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Easton most popular?

Easton peaked in 2016, when 5,704 newborns received the name.

Is Easton a boy or girl name?

Easton is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Easton rising or falling?

Easton is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Easton become more popular?

Easton is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,570 boys named Easton in 2030, which would rank around #139. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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