Gender: Boy
Meaning: Son of Stephen or Stephen's town
Origin: English
Popularity: Ranked #155 in 2024 with 2,328 babies born.
History: Stetson is an English surname meaning son of Stephen or Stephen's settlement. It is most widely recognized as the name of the iconic American cowboy hat, created by hatmaker John B. Stetson in the 1860s. As a first name it evokes the rugged American West, and its use has grown in the United States as a distinctive, heritage-flavored name.
Name length: 7 letters
How common is Stetson? About 1 in 1,417 babies born in 2024 were named Stetson, or roughly 6.4 per day in the United States.
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