Easton is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Easton means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Easton across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Easton has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Easton is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “east town”. From an English place name and surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 80,441 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 172 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 10 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Easton per year, United States (1907 to 2025). United States peaked in 2016 (5,704/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (20/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (4/yr).
Easton has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2016, when it ranked #103 nationally (given to 5,720 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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