Recorded 1973–2021 Boys' name Peak 2004 64 births

Kreston — boys' name

64 babies named Kreston in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s251990s152000s132020s5
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kreston was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kreston in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kreston

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Kreston between 1973 and 2021, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kreston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kreston performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kreston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kreston 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 64 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.

Kreston at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

64

Since 1973

49 years of records

Peak year

2004

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1973

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2021

Kreston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1973

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
8
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
456789 20212004200119941992199119871985198319811973 6

Kreston by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 39% of Kreston's all-time total
1970s61980s251990s152000s132020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kreston?
64 babies have been named Kreston since 1973. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 8 births.
When was Kreston most popular?
Kreston was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Kreston been used?
Kreston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 49 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Kreston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Krew, Kreed, Kreg, Kree, 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, 1973–2021 (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.