Easton
English surname from any of several places called Easton, meaning east settlement, from the Old English words east and tun, farmstead.
Easton in 2025
Easton was given to 3,218 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 190th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,030 babies born.
The history of Easton
Easton reached its highest point in 2016, when 5,704 babies were given the name, ranking 103rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 102nd, in 2017.
Across the 119 years of records since 1907, 80,441 babies have been named Easton. Half of them were born before 2016, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Easton by decade
| Decade | Babies named Easton | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 3,236 |
| 1910s | 41 | 5,033 |
| 1920s | 37 | 5,866 |
| 1930s | 36 | 5,581 |
| 1940s | 27 | 6,694 |
| 1950s | 6 | 8,125 |
| 1960s | 18 | 8,111 |
| 1970s | 25 | 10,143 |
| 1980s | 214 | 4,084 |
| 1990s | 1,487 | 1,400 |
| 2000s | 7,350 | 501 |
| 2010s | 47,345 | 102 |
| 2020s | 23,850 | 116 |
Where Easton is heading
Easton has fallen 39% over the past decade, from 5,302 babies in 2015 to 3,218 in 2025.
Names like Easton
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Easton.