Stockton
Stockton is a boy's name of English origin.
Meaning
Farmstead or settlement built from logs or near tree stumps.
Origin and history
Stockton is an English place-name surname transferred to use as a given name, meaning a tree-stump settlement or farmstead. Historically rare, it has seen a subtle rise in modern American usage as a surname-name choice. It carries a rugged, surname-as-first-name aesthetic popular in contemporary U.S. naming trends.
Popularity in the United States
1,366 babies in the United States have been named Stockton since 1880. It ranks #3346 all-time. Among babies born since 2020 it ranks #1650.
States where it is most popular
- UT (85.8 %)
- ID (7.5 %)
- TX (6.7 %)
Trends by decade
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880-1890 | 0 |
| 1890-1900 | 0 |
| 1900-1910 | 0 |
| 1910-1920 | 10 |
| 1920-1930 | 0 |
| 1930-1940 | 0 |
| 1940-1950 | 5 |
| 1950-1960 | 0 |
| 1960-1970 | 0 |
| 1970-1980 | 0 |
| 1980-1990 | 0 |
| 1990-2000 | 182 |
| 2000-2010 | 392 |
| 2010-2019 | 500 |
| 2020-2029 | 277 |
Fun facts
- Derived from Old English 'stocc' (tree trunk or log) and 'tun' (enclosure or settlement), referring to several locations in England.
- Stockton fits into the popular U.S. trend of using geographic and familial surnames ending in '-ton' as modern given names.