Recorded 1999–2020 Boys' name Peak 1999 43 births

Riston - boys' name

43 babies named Riston in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s92000s242010s52020s5

The verdict

43 boys have been named Riston since 1999, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2020.

43
total births
1999–2020
years on record
2000s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Riston was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

9 babies were named Riston in 1999 - its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Riston

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Riston between 1999 and 2020, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Riston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Riston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Riston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Riston 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 43 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.

Riston at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

43

Since 1999

22 years of records

Peak year

1999

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1999

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2020

Riston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1999)
9
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
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Riston by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade - 56% of Riston's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Riston?
43 babies have been named Riston since 1999. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1999 with 9 births.
When was Riston most popular?
Riston was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Riston been used?
Riston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 22 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Riston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rishi, Rishaan, Rishabh, Rishab, 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, 1999–2020 (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.