Unisex — 37% boys#1,327 of girl names
Sutton
Pronounced S AH1 T AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 62 years in use
How popular is Sutton?
Sutton is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1963. It has been given to 17,295 children — the 1,327th most common girls' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about seven times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,559 children were given it.
Roughly 37% of children named Sutton are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S AH1 T AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Sutton
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Sutton
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Sutton?
- Sutton ranks 1,327th among girls' names in US records, with 17,295 births since 1963. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,290.
- Is Sutton a unisex name?
- Yes. About 37% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Sutton most popular?
- 2024, when 1,559 children were given the name. It has been in use for 62 years and is still recorded as of 2024.