Boys' name · since 1919
Caston
Caston has 555 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,912 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 555
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Caston is the #5912 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 555 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Caston recorded 555 times among boys since 1919, holding rank #5912 nationally today, ahead of 58% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #7,402 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,912 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 555 born since 1919
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Caston ranks #7,402 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,912 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 555 born since 1919, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,912 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 555
- born since 1919
- 2010s
- peak decade
Caston's 555 recorded births place it above 83.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Caston compares
555 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Caston's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Caston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 555 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Caston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Caston's full recorded timeline at 2007, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Caston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Caston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (234 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Caston's strongest decade.
234 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Caston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s
2010s
234 births
- 2020s
2020s
112 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 234 births (42% of all-time use).
How Caston compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Caston's total volume
Caston by state
Where Caston concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
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What to do with Caston's data
- Caston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (234 total births) through the 2020s (112) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Castons (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Caston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Caston draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.