Easton
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Meaning
"east settlement," an Old English place name; part of the 2000s compass-point wave of surname names, all open vowels and a soft -n landing. Preppy on paper, easygoing out loud
The story
Easton is English geography turned into a given name: a place name meaning east settlement, scattered across the map of England and carried as a surname by families who hailed from those villages. In American records it flickered at the edges early in the twentieth century, appearing and disappearing, then spent the mid-century decades entirely quiet. Its real story is recent. When parents fell for two-syllable surname names ending in n, the family that includes Weston, Grayson, and Hudson, Easton rode the trend as well as any of them: it stirred in the 1980s, climbed through the 1990s and 2000s, and hit its peak in the 2010s, seemingly arriving from nowhere. It has barely cooled since: a compass-point name that found its direction late and made up for lost time.
How popular is Easton around the world?
In the United States, 23,850 babies were named Easton between 2020 and 2025.
Easton is on the official records of the United States, Canada, South Australia, New Zealand and England and Wales.
United States
1 in 910
In the United States, 23,850 babies were named Easton between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Easton peaked in the 2010s. Easton went to 5,302 US babies in 2015 and 3,218 in 2025, 61% of the earlier figure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Canada
1 in 1,700
In Canada, 216 boys named Easton were born in 2024, the 154th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
South Australia
1 in 3,1002017
In South Australia, 6 boys were registered as Easton in 2017.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
New Zealand
1 in 3,600
In New Zealand, 16 boys named Easton were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
England and Wales
1 in 34,000
In England and Wales, 17 boys named Easton were born in 2025, ranked 1,538th among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Austria
last on record 2019
Easton is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Montevideo City
last on record 1980
Easton is not on the 2011 record for Montevideo, whose registry withholds nothing, so the spelling was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial
Scotland
last on record 2021
Easton is not on the 2024 record for Scotland, where spellings under 3 in total are suppressed at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Ireland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Easton
Most people given the name Easton in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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