English place name, "eastern settlement" — east town. A surname name that rose alongside Weston in the 2010s.
Easton ranks 110th among American boys in 2025, with 3,218 born that year. Its best year was 2016, when 5,704 babies were given the name, ranking 66th. The typical living American called Easton is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.55% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.