Ruston
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning rusty stone or reddish settlement.
Babies a year
28
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ruston by the numbers
Ruston was given to 28 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ruston. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Rustinrusty-hued or reddish; a form of Rusty43 in the US (2017)
- Rustynrustic; form of Rustin8 in the US (2017)
- Restonrest town; settlement place of rest6 in the US (2017)
- Rushtonrushy settlement; rush plants town6 in the US (2017)
- Rustyrusty-hued; from rust-colored or Rust32 in the US (2017)
- Ruslanlion; from Russian literary tradition20 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Ruston, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Peterrock, stone1,777 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Pedrostone or rock; Spanish form of Peter809 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ruston
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