Easton

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning east-facing place; eastern settlement.

Babies a year
5,536
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#110
down from #103
UK popularity
#1538
17 babies

How Easton has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2025. Lower is more popular.
#55#88#121201520202025#110

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YearUS rank
2015#78
2016#66
2017#66
2018#66
2019#74
2020#73
2021#71
2022#80
2023#96
2024#103
2025#110

Easton by the numbers

In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Easton. In the US, 5,536 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.

Its American peak was 5,631 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Easton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Easonson of Ed; a respelling of Edson224 in the US (2017)
  • Eastyneastern settlement; a modern respelling of Easton121 in the US (2017)
  • Easteneast-facing place; a modern respelling of Easton60 in the US (2017)
  • Estoneast settlement or eastern town15 in the US (2017)
  • Elstonelli's settlement or old stone settlement10 in the US (2017)
  • Eatonriver settlement; from eau and tun8 in the US (2017)

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