babyNamedGaston
“host, stranger”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Germanic origin. A retro name making a comeback. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 203rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 870
- babies born in France
- 1 in 2,088
- +7% a year recently
- Rising
- record year (since 1900)
- 1907
Meaning and origin of Gaston
Gaston is thought to mean “host, stranger” and is of Germanic origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Gaston in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1907.
- Over recent years, Gaston has been rising (+7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Gaston every 10 schools.
Gaston in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
75 babies in 3 years1 boy in 68,554+11.1% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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