Cranston — boys' name

What the Data Says About Cranston

The Social Security Administration has registered 364 babies named Cranston between 1917 and 2010, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cranston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cranston performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Cranston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cranston 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 364 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.