Recorded 1924–2019 Boys' name Peak 1984 478 births

Jeston — boys' name

478 babies named Jeston in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s161940s51960s51970s571980s1301990s1012000s992010s65

The verdict

478 boys have been named Jeston since 1924, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2019.

478
total births
1924–2019
years on record
1980s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Jeston was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

20 babies were named Jeston in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jeston

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Jeston between 1924 and 2019, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jeston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jeston performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jeston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jeston 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 478 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.

Jeston at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

478

Since 1924

96 years of records

Peak year

1984

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1924

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jeston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1924

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1984)
20
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
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Jeston by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
130 births that decade — 27% of Jeston's all-time total
1920s161940s51960s51970s571980s1301990s1012000s992010s65

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeston?
478 babies have been named Jeston since 1924. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1984 with 20 births.
When was Jeston most popular?
Jeston was most popular in the 1980s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Jeston been used?
Jeston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 96 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jeston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jesse, Jesus, Jessie, Jess, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.