Boy name · English
Stetson
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: from a surname meaning Stithweard's townStetson is a boy's name that comes from an English surname meaning "Stithweard's town". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- From a surname meaning Stithweard's town
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #136 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Stetson
As a boy's name, Stetson comes from an English surname meaning "Stithweard's town". It is used in English.
Meaning checked against Behind the Name. How we research names
Stetson on Nomezo lists
What our editors wrote about Stetson on 2 lists.
“Named for the classic cowboy hat”
From Redneck names for boys, cowboy names for boys
“From an English surname, and the cowboy hat John B. Stetson began making in 1865”
From Cowboy names, western boy names
How popular is Stetson?
- US rank in 2025
- #136
- 2,662 babies, 1,558 per million boys
- Best rank
- #136 in 2025
- 2,662 babies that year
- Babies since 1930
- At least 15,604
- Years with under 5 are not listed
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| 1980s | 23 per million |
| 1990s | 67 per million |
| 2000s | 48 per million |
| 2010s | 159 per million |
| 2020s | 959 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #710 | #645 | #586 | #545 | #487 | #371 | #238 | #183 | #155 | #136 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
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Middle names for Stetson
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
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Stetson: common questions
What does the name Stetson mean?
Stetson comes from an English surname meaning "Stithweard's town". Checked against Behind the Name.
Is Stetson a boy or girl name?
Stetson is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 37 girls and 2,662 boys in the US were named Stetson, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Stetson come from?
Stetson comes from an English surname meaning "Stithweard's town". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Stetson?
Stetson ranked #136 in the US in 2025, with 2,662 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What middle names go with Stetson?
Middle names that flow well with Stetson include Ansel, Asher, Beau, David and Elton. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.