Boys' name · since 1924
Staton
Staton has 116 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
116 babies have been named Staton since 1924, making it today's #7762 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Staton recorded 116 times among boys since 1924, holding rank #7762 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #16,450 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,762 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 116 born since 1924
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Staton ranks #16,450 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,762 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 116 born since 1924, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,450 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,762 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 116
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Staton's 116 recorded births place it above 63.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Staton compares
116 28th percentile among 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
Staton's all-time total is 69% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Staton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 116 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Staton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Staton's full recorded timeline at 1996, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Staton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Staton by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (35 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Staton's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Staton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 35 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Staton's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Staton 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.