Boys' name · since 1920
Stratton
1,560 babies named Stratton in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,081 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,560
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Stratton currently ranks #2081 among boys' names in America, with 1,560 babies recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stratton has been recorded 1,560 times among boys since 1920, currently ranked #2081 nationally and more common than 85% 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 1920 to 2025.
- #3,842 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,081 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,560 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stratton ranks #3,842 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,081 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,560 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,842 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,081 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,560
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Stratton's 1,560 recorded births place it above 91.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Stratton compares
1,560 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Stratton's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stratton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,560 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 79 | 34 | 22,252 |
Stratton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Stratton splits its recorded history at 1993: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Stratton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Stratton popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 2009 (Stratton as girls' name)
Stratton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (456 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Stratton's strongest decade.
456 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Stratton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 54
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
201 births
- 2000s
2000s
314 births
- 2010s
2010s
456 births
- 2020s
2020s
393 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 456 births (29% of all-time use).
How Stratton 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 Stratton's total volume
Stratton by state
Where Stratton concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 202 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Utah | | 64 | 4.1% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 12 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
202 of 1,560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Stratton appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stratton's data
- Stratton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (456 total births) through the 2020s (393) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Strattons (202 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stratton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Stratton 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.