Boys' name · since 1917
Stockton
1,366 babies named Stockton in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,366
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stockton is the #3322 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,366 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stockton has been recorded 1,366 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #3322 nationally and more common than 76% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #4,213 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,322 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,366 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stockton ranks #4,213 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,322 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,366 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,213 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,366
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Stockton's 1,366 recorded births place it above 90.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
How Stockton compares
1,366 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Stockton's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stockton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,366 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stockton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stockton's full recorded timeline at 2007, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stockton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Stockton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (500 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Stockton's strongest decade.
500 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Stockton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1990s 182
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
392 births
- 2010s
2010s
500 births
- 2020s
2020s
277 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 500 births (37% of all-time use).
How Stockton 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 Stockton's total volume
Stockton by state
Where Stockton concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 642 | 47.0% |
| #2 | Idaho | | 56 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 50 | 3.7% |
642 of 1,366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Stockton's data
- Stockton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (500 total births) through the 2020s (277) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Stocktons (642 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stockton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Stockton 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.