Is Alston a boy or girl name?
Alston is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 29 boys were named Alston, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.9% of the 2,584 US babies named Alston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,782
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Alston since 1894
- 2,584
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 70 babies
Boys and girls named Alston, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 77 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 72 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 471 | 16 | 3.3% |
| 2000s | 469 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 594 | 6 | 1% |
| 2020s | 159 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | #3,782 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,887 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,150 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | #3,427 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 39 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,367 | 6 | #13,912 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 70 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,275 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 66 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 68 | #2,037 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,733 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,451 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 46 | #2,467 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,492 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 43 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,681 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,025 | 6 | #12,776 |
| 1998 | 59 | #1,721 | 5 | #14,236 |
| 1997 | 60 | #1,657 | 5 | #13,830 |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 55 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 55 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 38 | #2,091 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,363 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 35 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,204 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,658 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,712 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,534 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,516 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,291 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,864 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,623 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,359 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,808 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,143 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,099 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,816 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,848 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,123 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,971 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,935 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,243 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,237 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,860 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,047 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,084 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,041 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,822 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,362 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,205 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,149 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,323 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,609 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,945 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,967 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,143 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 13 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 11 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,157 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,998 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,005 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,039 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,045 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,513 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,597 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,155 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #860 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Alston reached #860 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #12,776 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Alston
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.