How Many People Are Named Gaston?
An estimated 2,141 people in the United States have the first name Gaston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Gaston peaked in popularity in 1918 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaston as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gaston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,141
About 1 in 160,091 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1918
83 births
Total Registered
4,019
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaston
Gaston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,019 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gaston as a male name
Ranked #4,101 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (83 births)
Gaston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaston span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 620 babies were registered. Gaston has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gaston by Decade
How has Gaston tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gaston by State
Birth registrations for Gaston span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, Illinois, Connecticut. On average, about 81 Gastons were registered per state.
Gaston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaston
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaston?
We estimate approximately 2,141 people named Gaston are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 160,091 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaston a common name?
Gaston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,019 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaston most popular?
Gaston reached peak popularity in 1918, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaston is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaston a male name?
Gaston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaston Smith, Gaston Johnson, Gaston Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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