Joston
Francis Darwin Solomon was an American actor known professionally as Darwin Joston. Joston began his career as a New York stage actor, and he appeared in many popular television shows during the 1960s, early 1970s, and mid-1980s, but he is best known for his performances in independent films that later achieved cult status, particularly Assault on Precinct 13.
Meaning & Origin of Joston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Francis Darwin Solomon was an American actor known professionally as Darwin Joston. Joston began his career as a New York stage actor, and he appeared in many popular television shows during the 1960s, early 1970s, and mid-1980s, but he is best known for his performances in independent films that later achieved cult status, particularly Assault on Precinct 13.
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The Story of Joston
Joston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1992, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 6 births, good for #10,768 nationwide. About 48% of every Joston on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Joston last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 21 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Joston
Joston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Joston's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #10,768. Use the chart and map above to compare Joston'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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