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In all the world, Gaston (Gaston , غاستون , גסטון ) is a widespread boy's first name. The forename Gaston is characteristic of Argentina, where it is a common male name, Uruguay, and Cameroon, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Argentina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and France. Very seldom, Gaston is the last name as well as the forename.
Gaston is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gaston , the Beauty and the Beast character; Gaston , the fictional character created by André Franquin, Spirou et Fantasio in « Le Journal de Spirou »; Gaston Godin , the character from Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita; Mayor Gaston Lou , the fictional character from Monkeys, Go Home! and Gendarme Gaston Tricard , character in The gendarme, and in many other works.