Roston
Roston is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located north of Rocester. The Roston Inn is at the junction of Mill Lane and Lid Lane in the hamlet. Roston is in the parish of Norbury with Roston.
Meaning & Origin of Roston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Roston is a hamlet in Derbyshire, England. It is located north of Rocester. The Roston Inn is at the junction of Mill Lane and Lid Lane in the hamlet. Roston is in the parish of Norbury with Roston.
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Origin & history
The Story of Roston
Roston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 10 Rostons were born — ranking #7,691 that year. As of 2026, Roston ranks #8,816 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 92 Rostons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Roston
Roston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 92 births in the dataset. Roston's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #7,691. Use the chart and map above to compare Roston'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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