boy's name
Ruston
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 962
Ruston is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 52 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 52 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 63,759 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ruston over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 31 |
| 1960s | 54 |
| 1970s | 108 |
| 1980s | 130 |
| 1990s | 107 |
| 2000s | 98 |
| 2010s | 180 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 249 |
How popular is Ruston?
In 2025, Ruston was given to 52 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ruston
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ruston also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ruston over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ruston
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ruston — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ruston
How popular is the name Ruston?
In 2025, Ruston was given to 52 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ruston a girl's or a boy's name?
Ruston is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ruston?
Ruston has 2 syllables.
When was Ruston most popular?
Ruston peaked in 2025, when 52 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ruston a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ruston currently ranks #2,550 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.