US rank #6922 Boys' name Peak 1992 582 births

Chaston — #6922 US boys' name

582 babies named Chaston in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s691990s1562000s1632010s1362020s53
#6922
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Chaston was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

23 babies were named Chaston in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chaston

The Social Security Administration has registered 582 babies named Chaston between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chaston currently holds the #6922 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chaston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chaston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 41 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chaston in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chaston 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 582 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.

Chaston at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

582

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

1992

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,922

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chaston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1992)
23
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0510152025 20242018201220062000199419881975 5

Chaston by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
163 births that decade — 28% of Chaston's all-time total
1970s51980s691990s1562000s1632010s1362020s53

Chaston by state

Where Chaston concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chaston
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
41 7.0%
Texas share of Chaston's total US births 7.0%

41 of 582 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chaston?
582 babies have been named Chaston since 1975. It currently ranks #6922 among boys. The peak year was 1992 with 23 births.
When was Chaston most popular?
Chaston was most popular in the 2000s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Chaston most popular?
The top states for the name Chaston are Texas (41 births).
How long has the name Chaston been used?
Chaston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chaston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charles, Chad, Charlie, Chase, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1975–2024 (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.