Boys' name · peaked in 2018
Easton name popularity since 1925
80,358 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Easton (1.2% girls, 98.8% boys). Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Easton is about 10 years old in 2026. Easton peaked in 2018 as the #66 name for boys, and it ranked #110 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 80,358
- Named Easton, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #110
- for boys in 2025 (3,198 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.8% boys
- 1,001 girls · 79,357 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.56× its national share
Peak year is the year Easton made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Easton births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Easton peaked in 2018.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Easton became 4.8× more common, from 1 in 2,440 baby boys to 1 in 505.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Easton's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Easton.
Decade by decade
Babies named Easton in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 36 | #3,039 |
| 1940s | 0 | 27 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | #3,609 |
| 1960s | 0 | 18 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 25 | #4,987 |
| 1980s | 6 | 208 | #2,531 |
| 1990s | 81 | 1,406 | #923 |
| 2000s | 158 | 7,192 | #390 |
| 2010s | 540 | 46,805 | #78 |
| 2020–25 | 216 | 23,634 | #110 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
75.5% of babies named Easton from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Easton is most popular
The index compares Easton's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Easton.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.56× | 2,400 |
| North Dakota | 2.72× | 678 |
| Idaho | 2.69× | 848 |
| South Dakota | 2.14× | 540 |
| Nebraska | 1.96× | 1,088 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Easton and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Easton (this page) | 79,357 | 2018 |
| Eastyn | 1,139 | 2021 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Easton's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Easton.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Easton (2018).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data