Boys' name · since 1881
Gaston
Gaston has 4,053 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,066 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,053
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gaston currently ranks #3387 among boys' names in America, with 4,053 babies recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Gaston recorded 4,053 times among boys since 1881, holding rank #3387 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #2,066 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,387 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,053 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaston ranks #2,066 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,387 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,053 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,066 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,387 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,053
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gaston's 4,053 recorded births place it above 95.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Gaston compares
4,053 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Gaston's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gaston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,053 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gaston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Gaston splits its recorded history at 1955: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Gaston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Gaston by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (620 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Gaston's strongest decade.
620 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Gaston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 53
1880s
53 births
- 1890s 78
1890s
78 births
- 1900s 126
1900s
126 births
- 1910s
1910s
434 births
- 1920s
1920s
620 births
- 1930s
1930s
372 births
- 1940s
1940s
322 births
- 1950s
1950s
264 births
- 1960s 232
1960s
232 births
- 1970s 236
1970s
236 births
- 1980s
1980s
296 births
- 1990s
1990s
397 births
- 2000s
2000s
264 births
- 2010s 215
2010s
215 births
- 2020s 144
2020s
144 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 620 births (15% of all-time use).
How Gaston 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 Gaston's total volume
Gaston by state
Where Gaston concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 305 | 7.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 212 | 5.2% |
| #3 | California | | 199 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 145 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 102 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 54 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Florida | | 33 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 26 | 0.6% |
305 of 4,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Gaston appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Gaston's data
- Gaston's decade-level peak was the 1920s (620 total births); usage has since declined to 144 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Gastons (305 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 Gaston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Gaston 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.