Given name & surname · also American
Easton
“a wholesome woman”·“from the eastern town”
Easton is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a wholesome woman” (American) and “from the eastern town” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a wholesome woman” (American) and “from the eastern town” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with American and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Easton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80,441
- 79,440 boys · 1,001 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 5,704 babies
- 2025
- 3,218
- #110 for boys · #5,969 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 3,198 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 110 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 5,643 in 2016. It also appeared in 20 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (328). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 52,590 as a first name in 2020; 9,792 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Easton’s family of names
In English usage, Easton shares an earlier linguistic root with Aston. Easton has a related form in Easten. Easton has a related form in Eastan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Easton
- Easton CorbinAmerican musicianborn 1982
- Easton Taylor-Farrellmontserratian politician
- Easton McMorrisJamaican cricketer1935–2022
- Easton OngaroCanadian soccer playerborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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