Total births
49
Boys' name · since 2004
Reston
Reston has 49 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 49
- total births
- 2004–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
49 boys have been named Reston since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Reston has 49 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- 49 total births
- 2004–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
49 boys have been named Reston since 2004, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 49
- total births
- 2004–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Reston was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
8 babies were named Reston in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Reston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Reston's full recorded timeline at 2016, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Reston at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2004
Reston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Reston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Reston's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Reston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
29 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Reston? ▼
Reston has been given to 49 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 8 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
When was Reston most popular? ▼
Reston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Reston been used? ▼
Reston has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 22 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Reston? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reshawn, Reshard, Reshad, Reshaun, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Reston's data
- Reston's decade-level peak was the 2010s (29 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Reston
Nearby Names Like Reston
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Reston
Reshawn Boy
428 births
Reshard Boy
357 births
Reshad Boy
166 births
Reshaun Boy
135 births
Resean Boy
62 births
Compare Reston side by side: Reston vs Reshawn Reston vs Reshard Reston vs Reshad
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2004–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Reston: Baby Name Since 2004 - 49 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/reston. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Reston 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 June 2026.