Boys' name · since 1886
Eston
2,006 babies named Eston in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,006
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eston currently ranks #6823 among boys' names in America, with 2,006 babies recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eston has been recorded 2,006 times among boys since 1886, currently ranked #6823 nationally and more common than 51% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #3,297 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,823 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,006 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eston ranks #3,297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,823 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,006 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,006
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Eston's 2,006 recorded births place it above 92.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Eston compares
2,006 Top 22% higher than 78% 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
Eston's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,006 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eston's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Currently ranks #6823 among boys.
2,006 total births across 140 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1915 with 40 births in a single year.
Eston by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (328 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Eston's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Eston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s
1910s
242 births
- 1920s
1920s
328 births
- 1930s
1930s
207 births
- 1940s
1940s
178 births
- 1950s 119
1950s
119 births
- 1960s 109
1960s
109 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 102
1980s
102 births
- 1990s 107
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
210 births
- 2020s 87
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 328 births (16% of all-time use).
Eston decade highlights
- Peak decade 328 births
- Runner-up 242 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Eston 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 Eston's total volume
Eston by state
Where Eston concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 96 | 4.8% |
| #2 | West Virginia | | 13 | 0.6% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 7 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.2% |
96 of 2,006 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 4.8% of nationwide
- West Virginia 0.6% of nationwide
- North Carolina 0.5% of nationwide
- Tennessee 0.3% of nationwide
- Texas 0.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 4.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Eston's data
- Eston's decade-level peak was the 1920s (328 total births); usage has since declined to 87 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Estons (96 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Eston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Eston 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.
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