Boys' name · since 1914
Ashford
502 babies named Ashford in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,882 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
502 babies have been named Ashford since 1914, making it today's #8294 boys' name.
Ashford has 502 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8294 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #7,882 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,294 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 502 born since 1914
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashford ranks #7,882 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,294 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 502 born since 1914, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,882 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,294 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 502
- born since 1914
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashford's 502 recorded births place it above 82.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Ashford compares
502 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ashford's all-time total is 36% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashford | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 502 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ashford's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashford's full recorded timeline at 1989, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashford popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ashford by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (130 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Ashford's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ashford births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 35
1920s
35 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 130 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ashford compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ashford's total volume
Ashford by state
Where Ashford concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 502 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ashford's data
- Ashford's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Ashfords (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashford: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ashford draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.