Alston
Alston is an English language surname with several derivations, and a male given name.
Meaning & Origin of Alston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Alston is an English language surname with several derivations, and a male given name.
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The Story of Alston
Alston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1894, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 70 Alstons were born — ranking #2,014 that year. As of 2026, Alston ranks #4,315 for baby boys with 24 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 3K Alstons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Alston
Alston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Alston's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #857. Use the chart and map above to compare Alston's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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