Recorded 1913–2018 Boys' name Peak 2009 92 births

Roston — boys' name

92 babies named Roston in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s102000s442010s32
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Roston was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Roston in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roston

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Roston between 1913 and 2018, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Roston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Roston shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Roston in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roston 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 92 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.

Roston at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

92

Since 1913

106 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1913

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2018

Roston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1913

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
4681012 20182015201320082004200219261913 6

Roston by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
44 births that decade — 48% of Roston's all-time total
1910s61920s102000s442010s32

Roston by state

Where Roston concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roston
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 6.5%
Texas share of Roston's total US births 6.5%

6 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roston?
92 babies have been named Roston since 1913. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Roston most popular?
Roston was most popular in the 2000s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Roston most popular?
The top states for the name Roston are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Roston been used?
Roston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 106 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Roston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ross, Roscoe, Rosario, Rosendo, 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, 1913–2018 (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.