Boys' name · since 1948
Ruston
Ruston has 962 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,551 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1948
- 2020s
- peak decade
962 babies have been named Ruston since 1948, making it today's #2551 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruston recorded 962 times among boys since 1948, holding rank #2551 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #5,263 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,551 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 962 born since 1948
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruston ranks #5,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,551 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 962 born since 1948, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,551 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 962
- born since 1948
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ruston's 962 recorded births place it above 88.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ruston compares
962 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ruston's all-time total is 161% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ruston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 962 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ruston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruston splits its recorded history at 1991: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1948 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Ruston by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (249 births, 26% of the file).
2020s was Ruston's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ruston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s
2020s
249 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 249 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ruston compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ruston's total volume
Ruston by state
Where Ruston concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 92 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 51 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.6% |
92 of 962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ruston's data
- Texas records the most Rustons (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~77 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1948–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ruston 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 August 2026.