Ruston
Recorded 1948–2025 · United States
Ruston was most popular in 2025, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,471 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,471, with 52 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 962 people named Ruston.
Ruston over time
How old is the name Ruston?
Ruston first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1948, which makes it about 77 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 69 of the 78 years since.
How many people are named Ruston?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 962 American births named Ruston between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 915 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Ruston in 2025?
52 American babies were named Ruston in 2025, ranking #5,471 that year.
Is Ruston getting more or less popular?
Ruston is rising. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 43 births a year, against 14 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of +201% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Ruston a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Ruston is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 962 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Ruston?
Roughly 915 Americans named Ruston are alive today — 95% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 19 years old, and half are between 6 and 41. That is a wide band, the mark of a name in steady use across generations rather than a passing fashion.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Ruston is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org