US rank #5756 Boys' name Peak 2023 383 births

Kaston — #5756 US boys' name

383 babies named Kaston in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s792010s1922020s106
#5756
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kaston was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

28 babies were named Kaston in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kaston

The Social Security Administration has registered 383 babies named Kaston between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kaston currently holds the #5756 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kaston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 192 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kaston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kaston in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kaston 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 383 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.

Kaston at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

383

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2023

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,756

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kaston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
28
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0102030 202420212018201520122009200620021991 6

Kaston by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
192 births that decade — 50% of Kaston's all-time total
1990s62000s792010s1922020s106

Kaston by state

Where Kaston concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Kaston
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 5.7%
#2 Louisiana
5 1.3%
Texas share of Kaston's total US births 5.7%
Even split

22 of 383 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kaston?
383 babies have been named Kaston since 1991. It currently ranks #5756 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 28 births.
When was Kaston most popular?
Kaston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 192 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Kaston most popular?
The top states for the name Kaston are Texas (22 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Kaston been used?
Kaston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kaston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kash, Kason, Kasey, Kasen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1991–2024 (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.