Given name & surname
Stratton
“a homebody”
Stratton is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “a homebody.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “a homebody.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
How it developed
From Old English strǣt (“street, paved high-way”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stratton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,595
- 1,560 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 84 babies
- 2025
- 78
- #2,090 for boys · #13,031 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 71 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,090 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,158 as a first name in 2020; 22,029 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.
Stratton’s family of names
Stratton has a related form in Stratan. Stratton has a related form in Straten. Stratton has a related form in Straton.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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