Sutton, an English surname-turned-given-name, was originally used as a place name meaning "south town." It has appeared on the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names and girl names every year since 2015. Sutton has been a top-250 girl's name every year since 2021 and entered the top-500 for boy names for the first time in 2023. For reference, it was given to more than 1,400 baby girls and nearly 700 baby boys in 2023. Angela Simmons, the daughter of hip-hop artist Reverend Run, named her son Sutton Joseph Jr., born in 2016.
