Ruston Boy
How popular is Ruston?
#2,539 boy name in 2025
52 baby boys were named Ruston in the US in 2025, making it the 2539th most popular boy name.
Ruston popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,539 for boys (▲ 461 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 52 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+100% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,980 in 2015, #3,200 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (52 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,378 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1948 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ruston counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rustin family of names ranked #820 for boys in 2025 (#1,079 the year before), with 274 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ruston is most popular
Babies named Ruston per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (17 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (34 boys)
Ruston by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,666 |
| 1950s | 31 | #2,968 |
| 1960s | 54 | #2,672 |
| 1970s | 108 | #2,378 |
| 1980s | 130 | #2,568 |
| 1990s | 107 | #4,468 |
| 2000s | 98 | #5,332 |
| 2010s | 180 | #3,582 |
| 2020s | 249 | #2,539 |
Boy names about as popular as Ruston
Questions
- Is Ruston a boy or girl name?
- Ruston is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ruston were boys.
- How popular is the name Ruston?
- 52 baby boys were named Ruston in the US in 2025, making it the 2539th most popular boy name.
- When was Ruston most popular?
- Ruston peaked in 2025, when 52 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,378 in 1979.
- How many people are named Ruston?
- 962 babies have been named Ruston in the US since 1880. We estimate about 919 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Ruston most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ruston was most common in Louisiana, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.