Ashford vs Ashton

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

Name A

Ashford

Boy name · Rank #8294

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Name B

Ashton

Boy name · Rank #197

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Metric Ashford Ashton
Current Rank #8294 #197
Total Births (all years) 502 88,267
Peak Year 1988 2004
Peak Year Births 18 5,436
Peak Decade 1980s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Ashford Ashton
1880s - 12
1890s - 25
1900s - 36
1910s 19 193
1920s 35 248
1930s 12 190
1940s 5 164
1950s 16 158
1960s 10 145
1970s 38 323
1980s 130 2,160
1990s 52 7,950
2000s 41 32,450
2010s 86 30,220
2020s 58 13,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ashford Ashton
2014 8 2,819
2015 9 3,024
2016 10 3,102
2017 6 2,955
2018 12 3,056
2019 10 3,048
2020 12 2,712
2021 - 2,545
2022 9 2,613
2023 17 2,344
2024 11 1,978
2025 9 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, 1914–2025.

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