How Many People Are Named Stockton?
An estimated 1,304 people in the United States have the first name Stockton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Stockton peaked in popularity in 2020 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stockton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Stockton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Stockton is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,304
About 1 in 262,848 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2020
62 births
Total Registered
1,331
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stockton
Stockton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,331 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Stockton as a male name
Ranked #3,085 in 2024
40 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (62 births)
Stockton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stockton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 500 babies were registered. While Stockton is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Stockton by Decade
How has Stockton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Stockton by State
Birth registrations for Stockton span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Utah, Idaho, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Idaho, Utah. On average, about 245 Stocktons were registered per state.
Stockton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stockton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stockton
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Stockton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stockton?
We estimate approximately 1,304 people named Stockton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 262,848 Americans share this first name.
Is Stockton a common name?
Stockton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,331 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stockton most popular?
Stockton reached peak popularity in 2020, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stockton is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stockton a male name?
Stockton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stockton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stockton Smith, Stockton Johnson, Stockton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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