Boys' name · since 1990
Ashston
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Ashston, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,930 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashston is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 20 have been recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Ashston recorded 20 times among boys since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys 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 1990 to 2008.
- #28,930 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashston ranks #28,930 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,930 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashston's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ashston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashston splits its recorded history at 1997: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2008
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Ashston by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Ashston's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Ashston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Ashston's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ashston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1990–2008 (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 Ashston 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.