How Many People Are Named Ralston?
An estimated 585 people in the United States have the first name Ralston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Ralston peaked in popularity in 1921 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ralston 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 Ralston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
585
About 1 in 585,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1921
25 births
Total Registered
924
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ralston
Ralston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 924 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ralston as a male name
Ranked #9,642 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (25 births)
Ralston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ralston span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 131 babies were registered. Ralston has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ralston by Decade
How has Ralston 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.
Ralston by State
Ralston + Last Name Combinations
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Ralston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ralston?
We estimate approximately 585 people named Ralston 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 585,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Ralston a common name?
Ralston is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 924 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ralston most popular?
Ralston reached peak popularity in 1921, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ralston is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ralston a male name?
Ralston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ralston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ralston Smith, Ralston Johnson, Ralston 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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