Stetson

What Stetson means

Means “site in the Parish of South Brent”

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 (person

Source: Wiktionary, “Stetson” (revision 92189308), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Stetson?

US: Rising: up from #775 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 2,662 boys got the name (#136 that year). First in the US records in 1930.

How common

• About 1 in 642 baby boys in the US in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in WY (13.76 per 1,000 boys), ND (8.94 per 1,000 boys), SD (7.55 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Stetson is #136 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 98.6% of US babies named Stetson were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Stetsyn22 US
• Stetsen14 US
• Stettson7 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Stetson

Boys

• Leon#138“lion”^*
• Warren#240“river, water”^*
• Theodore#4Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025
• Beau#60Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 2025
• Wesley#52“west + wood, clearing”^*
• Lorenzo#117Editor’s note Up from #216 in 2015 to #117 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 560 US boys in the 2025 records

For a sister

• Rosemary#251“dew of the sea”^*
• Ruth#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 26,102 babies; 1,781 in 2025
• Rosie#283Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #775 in 2015, #283 in 2025
• Wrenley#158Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #158 vs #1,454 in 2025
• Margot#102Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #592 in 2015, #102 in 2025
• Stevie#203Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #978 in 2015, #203 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Stetson’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.