Boys' name · since 1880
Stanton
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 6,738 babies named Stanton, peaking in 1954. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,760 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,738
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stanton currently ranks #3760 among boys' names in America, with 6,738 babies recorded since 1880.
Stanton has 6,738 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3760 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,491 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,760 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,738 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stanton ranks #1,491 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,760 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,738 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,491 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,760 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,738
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Stanton's 6,738 recorded births place it above 96.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Stanton compares
6,738 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Stanton's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stanton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,738 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 115 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stanton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stanton's full recorded timeline at 1958, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 115 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stanton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 115
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Stanton by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (980 births, 15% of the file).
1950s was Stanton's strongest decade.
980 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Stanton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 33
1880s
33 births
- 1890s 47
1890s
47 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s
1910s
467 births
- 1920s
1920s
781 births
- 1930s
1930s
643 births
- 1940s
1940s
786 births
- 1950s
1950s
980 births
- 1960s
1960s
704 births
- 1970s
1970s
476 births
- 1980s
1980s
501 births
- 1990s
1990s
522 births
- 2000s 279
2000s
279 births
- 2010s 309
2010s
309 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 980 births (15% of all-time use).
How Stanton 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 Stanton's total volume
Stanton by state
Where Stanton concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 367 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 357 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 242 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 234 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 218 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 143 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 40 | 0.6% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 38 | 0.6% |
367 of 6,738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Stanton appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stanton's data
- Stanton's decade-level peak was the 1950s (980 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Stantons (367 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Stanton 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.