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Stockton

Boy

Meaning of Stockton: English: 'farmstead with a tree stump'

Stockton is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3272nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3272

35 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,366

First recorded 1917 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 15 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 23 babies1997: 34 babies1998: 40 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 39 babies20002001: 55 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 38 babies2005: 39 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 34 babies2008: 34 babies2009: 44 babies2010: 47 babies20102011: 45 babies2012: 57 babies2013: 57 babies2014: 49 babies2015: 54 babies2016: 60 babies2017: 35 babies2018: 49 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 62 babies20202021: 53 babies2022: 45 babies2023: 42 babies2024: 40 babies2025: 35 babies
US babies named Stockton per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 62.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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