Alston
Alston was the 5617th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 860th; the most babies were born in 2017 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,340 places. More babies were named Alston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,617 boys, down 2,635 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201770 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,600babies recorded
Alston popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1997.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,617 | 16 |
| 2020 | #2,982 | 39 |
| 2010 | #2,733 | 44 |
| 2000 | #2,138 | 47 |
| 1990 | #1,969 | 38 |
| 1980 | #3,624 | 11 |
| 1970 | #4,242 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,084 | 8 |
| 1950 | #2,324 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,181 | 11 |
| 1930 | #1,756 | 18 |
| 1920 | #2,136 | 15 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alston, counting every spelling?
Alston has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Alston?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alston (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Alston born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alston?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Alston are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 12 and 33. That makes Alston mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alston by state
How common Alston was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Alston
How popular is the name Alston?
Alston was the 5617th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 860th; the most babies were born in 2017 (70). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,340 places. More babies were named Alston in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Alston in the US.
Where is Alston most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alston was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.