Ash vs Ashton

Side-by-side comparison of Ash and Ashton - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ash

Boy name · Rank #1153

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Name B

Ashton

Boy name · Rank #188

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Metric Ash Ashton
Current Rank #1153 #188
Total Births (all years) 2,535 88,267
Peak Year 2023 2004
Peak Year Births 204 5,436
Peak Decade 2020s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1975 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Ash Ashton
1880s - 12
1890s - 25
1900s - 36
1910s - 193
1920s - 248
1930s - 190
1940s - 164
1950s - 158
1960s - 145
1970s 10 323
1980s 14 2,160
1990s 66 7,950
2000s 358 32,450
2010s 944 30,220
2020s 1,143 13,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ash Ashton
2014 68 2,819
2015 99 3,024
2016 140 3,102
2017 134 2,955
2018 128 3,056
2019 145 3,048
2020 183 2,712
2021 197 2,545
2022 202 2,613
2023 204 2,344
2024 182 1,978
2025 175 1,801

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1975–2025.

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