Masculine dossier · first seen 1894

Alston

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Alston
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1894Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

58.6%

2024

All-time

2,562

Alston is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 70 boys were named Alston.

In 2024, only 29 boys were given the name.

Down 58.6% from its peak.

All told, about 2,562 Americans have been named Alston and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1894.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

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