How Many People Are Named Ruston?
An estimated 873 people in the United States have the first name Ruston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Ruston peaked in popularity in 2023 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruston 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 Ruston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
873
About 1 in 392,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2023
43 births
Total Registered
910
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruston
Ruston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 910 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ruston as a male name
Ranked #3,029 in 2024
41 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (43 births)
Ruston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruston span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 197 babies were registered. Ruston remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ruston by Decade
How has Ruston 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.
Ruston by State
Birth registrations for Ruston span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi. The lowest are in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas. On average, about 45 Rustons were registered per state.
Ruston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ruston
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Ruston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruston?
We estimate approximately 873 people named Ruston 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 392,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruston a common name?
Ruston is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 910 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruston most popular?
Ruston reached peak popularity in 2023, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruston is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruston a male name?
Ruston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruston Smith, Ruston Johnson, Ruston 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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