Gaston
How to say it: gas-TON · /ɡasˈtɔ̃/
From Germanic 'guest, stranger' - classic French aristocratic name since the Middle Ages.
Gaston was the 2,639th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 34 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1900s, its births are up about 15% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,777 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,639 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 34 |
| Share of births | 1 in 97,510 |
| Peak decade | 1900s |
| Change over 10 years | +15% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,777 |
| In France, 2025 | #204 among boys’ names, 280 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Gaston peaked in the 1900s.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Gaston is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German, Spanish.
In France: #204 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Gaston
- Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962)French writer and philosopher
- Gaston Doumergue (1863–1937)French lawyer and statesman
- Gaston Browne (born 1967)Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda since 2014
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