Boys' name · since 1975
Chaston
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 590 babies named Chaston, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,142 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 590
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
590 babies have been named Chaston since 1975, making it today's #9105 boys' name.
Chaston has 590 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9105 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #7,142 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,105 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 590 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chaston ranks #7,142 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,105 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 590 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,142 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,105 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 590
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Chaston's 590 recorded births place it above 84.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Chaston compares
590 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Chaston's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chaston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 590 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chaston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chaston's full recorded timeline at 2004, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chaston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Chaston by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (163 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Chaston's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Chaston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 163 births (28% of all-time use).
How Chaston 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 Chaston's total volume
Chaston by state
Where Chaston concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 41 | 6.9% |
41 of 590 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chaston's data
- Chaston's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (163 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Chastons (41 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Chaston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Chaston 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.