Recorded 1924–2021 Boys' name Peak 2021 106 births

Staton — boys' name

106 babies named Staton in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51970s81980s101990s352000s152010s182020s15
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Staton was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

10 babies were named Staton in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Staton

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Staton between 1924 and 2021, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Staton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Staton performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Staton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Staton in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 106 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Staton at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

106

Since 1924

98 years of records

Peak year

2021

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1924

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2021

Staton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1924

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2021)
10
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
4681012 2021201520011994199019711924 5

Staton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 33% of Staton's all-time total
1920s51970s81980s101990s352000s152010s182020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Staton?
106 babies have been named Staton since 1924. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2021 with 10 births.
When was Staton most popular?
Staton was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Staton been used?
Staton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 98 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Staton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stanley, Stacy, Stacey, Stan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.