Unisex name · since 1986
Ashlon
Ashlon has 68 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashlon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 68 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Ashlon recorded 68 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2011.
- #31,403 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 68 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlon ranks #31,403 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 68 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #31,403 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 68
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashlon's 68 recorded births place it above 56.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ashlon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashlon's full recorded timeline at 1998, 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 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashlon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2011
- Peak year (1996)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Ashlon popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2005 (Ashlon as boys' name)
Ashlon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (43 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Ashlon's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Ashlon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 43 births (63% of all-time use).
Ashlon by state
Where Ashlon concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 7.4% |
5 of 68 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ashlon's data
- Ashlon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ashlons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ashlon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1986–2011 (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 Ashlon 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.