Is Alston a boy or girl name?

Alston is a boy’s name. Of the 2,600 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.9% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Alston

Recorded 1894–2025 · United States

Alston was most popular in 2017, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,452 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,600 people named Alston.

Alston over time

Births per year. The dot marks Alston’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Alston a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Alston is a boy’s name — 0.9% of the 2,600 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Alston

Where Alston is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org