How Many People Are Named Sutton?
An estimated 17,132 people in the United States have the first name Sutton. It is used for both genders, with 63.4% female. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Sutton peaked in popularity in 2024 with 2,271 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sutton 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 Sutton paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sutton is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Sutton is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
17,132
About 1 in 20,007 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
63.4% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
2,271 births
Total Registered
17,295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sutton
Sutton is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (36.6%) and females (63.4%). Out of 17,295 total births registered, 6,330 were male and 10,965 were female.
Sutton as a male name
Ranked #441 in 2024
712 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (712 births)
Sutton as a female name
Ranked #197 in 2024
1,559 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,559 births)
Sutton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sutton span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 9,595 babies were registered. Sutton remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sutton by Decade
How has Sutton 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.
Sutton by State
Birth registrations for Sutton span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina. The lowest are in Alaska, Wyoming, New Mexico. On average, about 324 Suttons were registered per state.
Sutton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sutton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sutton
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sutton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sutton?
We estimate approximately 17,132 people named Sutton 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 20,007 Americans share this first name.
Is Sutton a common name?
Sutton is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sutton most popular?
Sutton reached peak popularity in 2024, when 2,271 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sutton is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sutton a female name?
Sutton is predominantly female. 63.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sutton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sutton Smith, Sutton Johnson, Sutton 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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