Meaning and history
Upton is an English given name transferred from a surname and place name. It comes from Old English upp, “upper” or “higher,” and tūn, “settlement” or “farm,” meaning “upper settlement.” Numerous English places developed the name independently. Its most famous given-name bearer was American novelist and reformer Upton Sinclair, whose 1906 novel The Jungle exposed conditions in the meatpacking industry. The name’s meaning is geographic rather than a description of social status.
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2014: 5 births, rank #12,108
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2016: 7 births, rank #9,664
2017: 6 births, rank #10,775
20182018: 6 births, rank #10,760
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2020: 6 births, rank #10,605
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20222022: 5 births, rank #12,330
In 2022, 5 babies were recorded with the name Upton, ranking #12,330 among boys.