Stetson

#3,903 for girls in 2025, 37 births · #136 for boys in 2025, 2,662 births
Given to boys 99.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 2,662 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
15,604
since 1930

Stetson over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Stetson has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202017boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,90337#1362,662
2024#5,79921#1552,337
2023#5,54922#1831,990
2022#6,46418#2381,465
2021#8,46412#371879
2020#13,4536#487607
2019—#544517
2018—#586468
2017#15,9025#644402
2016—#708345
2015—#775306
2014—#829272
2013—#940212
2012—#1,115165
2011—#1,170152
2010—#1,219145
2009—#1,360126
2008—#1,399121
2007—#1,59398
2006—#1,56294
2005—#1,51494
2004—#1,73173
2003—#1,57880
2002—#1,44788
2001—#1,57276
2000—#1,253105
1999—#1,194107
1998—#1,146109
1997—#1,045122
1996—#1,011123
1995—#887152
1994—#817168
1993—#834159
1992—#936130
1991—#959124
1990—#1,049102
1989—#980108
1988—#1,09283
1987—#1,20264
1986—#1,29956
1985—#1,76434
1984—#1,88529
1983—#2,27222
1982—#2,42620
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First appearance
1930

The first year at least five boys were named Stetson! It came in at #4,001, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1930–1979, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Stetson is popular in 2017

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedNHWashington: #620 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,556 boysWAIdaho: #289 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 988 boysIDMontana: #145 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 403 boysMTNorth Dakota: #151 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 450 boysNDMinnesota: #629 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,868 boysMNIllinois: #1,055 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 8,847 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedMINew York: #1,771 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 19,511 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedRIOregon: #615 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,475 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #190 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 562 boysSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedINOhio: #1,074 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,727 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,270 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 14,381 boysCAUtah: #222 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 847 boysUTColorado: #438 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,204 boysCONebraska: #288 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,085 boysNEMissouri: #335 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,611 boysMOKentucky: #633 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,327 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedDEArizona: #470 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,473 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedNMKansas: #409 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,881 boysKSArkansas: #295 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,247 boysARTennessee: #411 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,133 boysTNNorth Carolina: #938 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,332 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #211 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 774 boysOKLouisiana: #636 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,408 boysLAMississippi: #538 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,667 boysMSAlabama: #436 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,287 boysALGeorgia: #579 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,579 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Stetson, so not publishedHITexas: #440 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 2,481 boysTXFlorida: #828 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,445 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#145 · 1 in 403
  2. North Dakota#151 · 1 in 450
  3. South Dakota#190 · 1 in 562
  4. Oklahoma#211 · 1 in 774
  5. Utah#222 · 1 in 847

Best ever in a state: #11 in Wyoming, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#14591 in 403
North Dakota#15191 in 450
South Dakota#19071 in 562
Oklahoma#211251 in 774
Utah#222241 in 847
Nebraska#28891 in 1,085
Idaho#28981 in 988
Arkansas#295111 in 1,247
Missouri#335191 in 1,611
Kansas#40981 in 1,881
Tennessee#411171 in 2,133
Alabama#436101 in 2,287
Colorado#438121 in 2,204
Texas#440711 in 2,481
Arizona#470141 in 2,473
Mississippi#53851 in 2,667
Georgia#579151 in 3,579
Oregon#61551 in 3,475
Washington#620101 in 3,556
Minnesota#62971 in 3,868
Kentucky#63351 in 4,327
Louisiana#63671 in 3,408
Florida#828151 in 6,445
North Carolina#93871 in 7,332
Illinois#1,05571 in 8,847
Ohio#1,07461 in 9,727
California#1,270151 in 14,381
New York#1,77151 in 19,511
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Stetson
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 19 spots since 2024 (#155 → #136)
  • 351 spots since 2020 (#487 → #136)
  • 639 spots since 2015 (#775 → #136)
  • Biggest jump: 175 spots in 2013 (#1,115 → #940)
  • Biggest drop: 124 spots in 1996 (#887 → #1,011)
Rise & fade · boys
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1930
  • Peaked 2025 at #136 (2,662 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 19 yrs · run 2013–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 642
  • Highest: 1 in 642 boys born in 2025 were named Stetson (0.16%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 63.7% of all boys named Stetson (9,940) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#4,001 (1930)#4,001
1940s0——
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1980s424#980 (1989)#1,935
1990s1,296#817 (1994)#988
2000s955#1,253 (2000)#1,501
2010s2,984#544 (2019)#853
2020s9,940#136 (2025)#262

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Stetson in 2017

girls
#15,902
5 births · 1 in 345,292 girls
boys
#644
402 births · 1 in 4,604 boys

Top girls' names in 2017

  1. #1Emma19,873
  2. #2Olivia18,778
  3. #3Ava16,017
  4. #4Isabella15,263
  5. #5Sophia14,947
  6. #6Mia13,521
  7. #7Charlotte12,969
  8. #8Amelia11,870
  9. #9Evelyn10,748
  10. #10Abigail10,645
  11. #15,902Stetson5

Top boys' names in 2017

  1. #1Liam18,874
  2. #2Noah18,507
  3. #3William15,046
  4. #4James14,362
  5. #5Logan14,061
  6. #6Benjamin13,858
  7. #7Mason13,602
  8. #8Elijah13,449
  9. #9Jacob13,269
  10. #10Oliver13,224
  11. #644Stetson402
More about 2017

girls

1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 345,292 of them was named Stetson, which outranked 13.8% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stetson
  1. #14,124Zyleigh6
  2. #14,124Zyllah6
  3. #14,124Zyona6
  4. #15,902Stetson5
  5. #15,902Aadilynn5
  6. #15,902Aafiyah5
  7. #15,902Aaheli5

Tied with 2,546 names at #15,902; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,443Ensley#2,412 → #969
  2. ↑ 1,020Oaklynn#1,908 → #888
  3. ↑ 842Dream#1,667 → #825
  4. ↑ 749Oaklyn#1,425 → #676
  5. ↑ 717Melania#1,649 → #932
Fallers
  1. ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
  2. ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
  3. ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
  4. ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
  5. ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 4,604 of them was named Stetson, which outranked 95.5% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stetson
  1. #638Kashton404
  2. #638Wilson404
  3. #643Ares403
  4. #644Stetson402
  5. #644Nathanael402
  6. #646Alessandro401
  7. #646Harley401
  8. #646Harry401

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
  1. ↑ 497Wells#1,413 → #916
  2. ↑ 419Kairo#1,221 → #802
  3. ↑ 339Caspian#1,199 → #860
  4. ↑ 313Colson#1,049 → #736
  5. ↑ 311Kace#1,183 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 415Riaan#861 → #1,276
  2. ↓ 292Chevy#980 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 245Kylo#904 → #1,149
  4. ↓ 226Braeden#993 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 194Kamdyn#809 → #1,003

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2017 →