Boys' name · since 1987
Jaston
Jaston has 284 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
284 boys have been named Jaston since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jaston recorded 284 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2024.
- #10,912 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaston ranks #10,912 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jaston's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jaston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jaston's full recorded timeline at 2006, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jaston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jaston by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (105 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Jaston's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jaston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 105 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Jaston's decade-level peak was the 2000s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Jaston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1987–2024 (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 Jaston 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.