Sutton
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Sutton
Sutton is a habitational surname propelled to popularity by Tony-winning Broadway actress Sutton Foster, who's also the star of Hulu's Younger -- based on a novel written by Nameberry co-creator Pamela Redmond.
Sutton for girls#181 US
Rare as a first name before Foster rose to stardom, Sutton has been rising for the past decade through the Top 1000 for both girls and boys. It's given about twice as often to baby girls as to boys, but it's become popular for both.
Sutton for boys#332 US
Swanky sound via New York's ritzy Sutton Place. It fits with current popular boys’ names, due to its two syllables and -on ending. It debuted in the US Top 1000 for boys in 2015, though it is currently more popular for girls.
Pronounced SUT-un.
As of October 2026, Sutton ranked #181 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #319.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #778 | 361 | #1,003 | 206 |
| 2015 | #676 | 423 | #954 | 217 |
| 2016 | #674 | 434 | #890 | 246 |
| 2017 | #605 | 500 | #814 | 279 |
| 2018 | #539 | 582 | #785 | 292 |
| 2019 | #417 | 755 | #641 | 420 |
| 2020 | #324 | 959 | #580 | 479 |
| 2021 | #245 | 1,249 | #542 | 544 |
| 2022 | #217 | 1,370 | #527 | 566 |
| 2023 | #205 | 1,459 | #446 | 698 |
| 2024 | #197 | 1,559 | #441 | 712 |
| 2025 | #181 | 1,697 | #332 | 1,018 |
World rankings
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Sutton on lists
Famous Suttons
- Sutton Lenore FosterGirl
American actress and singer
- Sutton CrawfordGirl
American actress
- Sutton Jayne EdmondsGirl
daughter of baseball player Jim Edmonds; stepdaughter of TV personality Meghan O'Toole King of "The Real Housewives of Orange County"
- Sutton Sean TennysonBoy
American businessman and reality TV personality ("Growing Up Hip Hop")
- Sutton Joseph Tennyson (b. 2016)Boy
son of reality TV personalities Angela Simmons and Sutton Tennyson
- Sutton Rain NguyenBoy
son of family vloggers Keren & Khoa (KKandBabyJ), younger brother of Jackson Khai & Landon Kal
Sutton in pop culture
- Sutton MercerGirl
character in The Lying Game series
- Sutton HooGirl
archeological site in England
- Sutton BradyGirl
Character in The Bold Type TV Show (Freeform)
- Stevie SuttonGirl
character in British sitcom 'Miranda'