Sutton is a distinctive choice, ranked #1672 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sutton in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1672
US Rank #197
About the Name Sutton
Sutton has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1672. The name has climbed 2863 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been relatively new to UK records, first appearing in 2016.
Sutton is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #197, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sutton
Unlikely. With around 18 UK babies named Sutton per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sutton in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sutton is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 2863 places over the last five years to #1672 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Sutton is more popular in the US (#197) than in the UK (#1672). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Sutton include: Jessica Sutton — Jessica Laura Sutton is a South African actress.; Joe Sutton — Joe Sutton is an American playwright.; Richard S. Sutton — Richard Stuart Sutton is a Canadian computer scientist..
Sutton appears in the US top 500 at #197 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
18
UK babies named Sutton (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 2863 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sutton
Likely around 1 other Sutton in the class
UK Popularity (2016–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Sutton
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jessica Laura Sutton is a South African actress. She is best known as Tally Craven from the Freeform series Motherland: Fort Salem and Mia in The Kissing Booth.
Richard Stuart Sutton is a Canadian computer scientist. He is a professor of computing science at the University of Alberta, fellow & Chief Scientific Advisor at the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, and a research scientist at Keen Technologies.
Anne Sutton was an English lady-in-waiting who was a companion of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia. She was the daughter of Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley and Theodosia Harington.
Courtland Jaleel Sutton is an American professional football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs, and was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Sutton United Football Club is a professional association football club from Sutton, South London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system.