Recorded 1915–1978 Boys' name Peak 1940 21 births

Casto — boys' name

21 babies named Casto in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s51940s61970s5
1940s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Casto was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

6 babies were named Casto in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Casto

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Casto between 1915 and 1978, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Casto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Casto performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Casto shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Casto in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Casto at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

21

Since 1915

64 years of records

Peak year

1940

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1915

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1978

Casto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1915

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1940)
6
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
4.555.566.5 1978194019321915 5

Casto by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6 births that decade — 29% of Casto's all-time total
1910s51930s51940s61970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Casto?
21 babies have been named Casto since 1915. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1940 with 6 births.
When was Casto most popular?
Casto was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Casto been used?
Casto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 64 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Casto?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Casey, Cash, Cason, Case, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.