Masculine dossier · first seen 1894
Alston
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2017
Peak era
2017
Peak births
70
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Alston
How many people are named Alston?
An estimated 2,052 living Americans are named Alston.
How rare is Alston?
Alston is very rare among babies today, with 16 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 77.1% from its 2017 peak.
How old is the typical Alston?
The median age of a living American named Alston is approximately 22 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 32 years old.
Is Alston still popular?
Not especially. Alston has been declining since its 2017 peak and registered 16 births in 2025.
Where is Alston most common?
Alston has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 6.2× more often than the national baseline.
1894Peak 20172025
Peak year
2017
Decline from peak
77.1%
2025
16
All-time
2,578
Where it lives now
Alston is most concentrated in New York — about 3.4× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Alston is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.