Gaston
Gaston was the 3396th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 534th; the most babies were born in 1918 (83). Over the last ten years it has moved up 330 places. More babies were named Gaston in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,396 boys, up 1,517 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191883 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,053babies recorded
Gaston popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,396 | 34 |
| 2020 | #4,913 | 19 |
| 2010 | #5,833 | 15 |
| 2000 | #3,349 | 25 |
| 1990 | #1,413 | 63 |
| 1980 | #2,763 | 17 |
| 1970 | #2,020 | 20 |
| 1960 | #1,636 | 25 |
| 1950 | #1,559 | 23 |
| 1940 | #1,144 | 34 |
| 1930 | #1,011 | 46 |
| 1920 | #889 | 60 |
| 1910 | #607 | 23 |
| 1900 | #635 | 16 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gaston, counting every spelling?
Gaston has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gaston?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gaston (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gaston 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 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gaston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gaston?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Gaston are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 23 and 58. That makes Gaston mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Gaston by state
How common Gaston was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Gaston
How popular is the name Gaston?
Gaston was the 3396th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 534th; the most babies were born in 1918 (83). Over the last ten years it has moved up 330 places. More babies were named Gaston in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Gaston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gaston in the US.
Where is Gaston most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gaston was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.