1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 2,328 boys were named Stetson, about 1 in every 737.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1930.
- 12,932 boys have been named Stetson since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Stetson per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- 0Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.5Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 5 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 8 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,374 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,755 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 9,790 babies, 0.45 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
A variant of Stitson, a habitational name from Stidston (“site in the Parish of South Brent”), from Middle English Stidewardesdoune, Stidewardeston, Stitewardeston, Styddeston, from Old English *Stīthweardes (genitive of *Stīthweard (personal name)) + tūn (“farmstead estate”). (hat): From Stetson, an American brand of hat named after its manufacturer, John B. Stetson Company, itself named after John B. Stetson, who founded it in 1865. The hats were widely known in the 1870s and 1880s.
- A male given name.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Stetson, CC BY-SA 4.0.