Alston vs Alson

Side-by-side comparison of Alston and Alson - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Alston

Boy name · Rank #3796

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Name B

Alson

Boy name · Rank #7789

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Metric Alston Alson
Current Rank #3796 #7789
Total Births (all years) 2,578 526
Peak Year 2017 1926
Peak Year Births 70 19
Peak Decade 2010s 1910s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Alston Alson
1880s - 5
1890s 7 -
1910s 108 104
1920s 155 104
1930s 113 78
1940s 92 53
1950s 93 52
1960s 77 10
1970s 72 5
1980s 152 -
1990s 471 18
2000s 469 26
2010s 594 45
2020s 175 26

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Alston Alson
2014 66 -
2015 58 8
2016 60 8
2017 70 -
2018 52 8
2019 57 7
2020 39 5
2021 33 6
2022 38 5
2023 20 -
2024 29 10
2025 16 -

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1894–2025.

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