Ralston — #9000 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Ralston

The Social Security Administration has registered 924 babies named Ralston between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ralston currently holds the #9000 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ralston performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ralston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ralston in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ralston 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 924 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.