Fun Facts About the Name Chaston
- 590 babies named Chaston: U.S. records list 590 babies given the name Chaston from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Chaston Mean?
Chaston is a rare English surname that is also used as a first name, mainly in the United States. No etymology for it is securely documented, so its meaning is uncertain. It is not the same word as the English verb chasten, meaning to discipline or correct, and its resemblance to the French surname Chastain does not show that the two share an origin. The ending -ton is normally the English spelling of Old English tūn, "enclosure" or "farmstead," which forms many English place names and surnames, but no place named Chaston is known, so whether the surname was formed that way is unconfirmed.
Chaston Name History & Origins
Chaston occurs in England as a surname and has never been common. English surnames of this shape are usually locative, taken from a village or farm; if Chaston belongs to that group, it would once have identified a man by the place he came from. Because no such place is recorded, other explanations - a personal name, or a variant spelling of a similar surname - cannot be ruled out.
In the United States the name is used as a first name, usually for boys, following the long American habit of taking surnames as given names. Its sound is close to other American names ending in -ston, such as Weston, Paxton, and Braxton, but no link between those names and the use of Chaston is documented.
How Popular is the Name Chaston?
Chaston 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 1992. Its best rank was #2,921 in 1992.
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 | #9,068 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #6,889 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #11,063 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #6,897 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,297 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #6,030 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #7,255 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #6,772 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #8,992 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #5,831 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,050 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #5,774 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,009 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #6,690 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #5,711 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #5,523 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #6,151 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #5,287 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #5,471 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #6,530 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #4,662 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,628 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,852 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #4,349 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #4,325 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,615 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #5,362 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #4,045 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #4,482 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #3,416 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #9,074 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #3,485 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #2,921 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #4,268 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #3,188 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #4,058 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1988 | #4,203 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #4,297 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #3,678 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #4,769 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #4,571 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,018 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #5,596 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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