Stockton

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Stockton was most popular in 2020, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,748 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,366 people named Stockton.

Most popular in2020

Rank that year#4,748

Births that year62

Total since 18801,366

Given to100% boys

Stockton over time

Births per year. The dot marks Stockton’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Stockton a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Stockton is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,366 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Stockton

Where Stockton is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org