Stanton comes from the English tradition, meaning Stony town.
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How popular is Stanton?
1954peak year
Stanton has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #3837), with about 30 babies named Stanton each year. In 1954, 115 babies received the name (ranked #674). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 6,708.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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