Boys' name · since 1907
Easton
Easton has 79,440 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79,440
- born since 1907
- 2010s
- peak decade
79,440 babies have been named Easton since 1907, making it today's #110 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Easton recorded 79,440 times among boys since 1907, holding rank #110 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2025.
- #368 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #110 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 79,440 born since 1907
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Easton ranks #368 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #110 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 79,440 born since 1907, peaking in the 2010s.
- #368 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #110 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 79,440
- born since 1907
- 2010s
- peak decade
Easton's 79,440 recorded births place it above 99.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Easton compares
79,440 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Easton's all-time total is 215x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Easton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 79,440 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5,643 | 34 | 22,252 |
Easton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Easton splits its recorded history at 1988: 100% of all births land in the more recent half, 0% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1907 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 5,643 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Easton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 5,643
- Annual births at peak, across 119 years of records
Easton popularity over time - girls
1,001 total births recorded since 1986 (Easton as girls' name)
Easton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (46,805 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Easton's strongest decade.
46,805 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Easton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s 37
1920s
37 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 208
1980s
208 births
- 1990s 1,406
1990s
1,406 births
- 2000s 7,192
2000s
7,192 births
- 2010s
2010s
46,805 births
- 2020s
2020s
23,634 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 46,805 births (59% of all-time use).
How Easton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Easton's total volume
Easton by state
Where Easton concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,948 | 8.7% |
| #2 | California | | 4,083 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,483 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,107 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 3,098 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 3,074 | 3.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 3,066 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,814 | 3.5% |
6,948 of 79,440 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Easton appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Easton's data
- Easton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (46,805 total births) through the 2020s (23,634) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Eastons (6,948 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Easton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~118 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1907–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Easton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.