Fun Facts About the Name Caston
- 555 babies named Caston: U.S. records list 555 babies given the name Caston from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Caston Mean?
Caston is an English name taken from the village of Caston in Norfolk, and its literal sense is usually given as "cat settlement." The place name is generally explained as Old English catt, "cat," joined to tūn, "enclosure," "farmstead," or "settlement." Whether the first element referred to actual cats or to a person nicknamed for one is not settled; a personal name such as Catta has also been proposed, which would give the sense "Catta's settlement." Used as a given name, Caston keeps this place-name meaning rather than carrying a separate symbolic one.
Caston Name History & Origins
Caston belongs first to the Norfolk village of that name, which lies in the Breckland area of the county and appears in medieval records, including Domesday Book (1086). In England, surnames taken from villages became hereditary in the later Middle Ages, so families who moved away from Caston carried the place name as a surname. That surname is found in Norfolk and, through migration, in other English-speaking countries.
The given name is a later, transferred use of the surname. It is uncommon and is used mainly in the United States, where surnames have long been drawn on as first names. It is distinct from similar-looking names such as Cawston, a separate English place name with its own derivation, and should not be assumed to share an origin with it.
How Popular is the Name Caston?
Caston has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #3,393 in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,900 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,886 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #4,767 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #4,196 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2021 | #4,129 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #6,025 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #4,351 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #4,954 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2017 | #3,393 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2016 | #4,804 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #4,193 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #3,627 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #4,204 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #3,818 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #5,011 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #5,075 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #6,147 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,530 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #5,690 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #4,380 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #5,921 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #8,257 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #7,960 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #7,131 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #7,632 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #5,972 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #6,107 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #7,684 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,164 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #5,595 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #5,555 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,994 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #8,904 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #7,556 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,401 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,910 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #4,159 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1919 | #4,257 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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