Recorded 1990–2008 Boys' name Peak 2008 20 births

Ashston — boys' name

20 babies named Ashston in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s10

The verdict

20 boys have been named Ashston since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

20
total births
1990–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ashston was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ashston in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashston

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Ashston between 1990 and 2008, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ashston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashston performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ashston shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashston in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ashston at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

20

Since 1990

19 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1990

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2008

Ashston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1990

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 200819971990 5

Ashston by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 50% of Ashston's all-time total
1990s102000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashston?
20 babies have been named Ashston since 1990. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Ashston most popular?
Ashston was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Ashston been used?
Ashston has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 19 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Ashston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asher, Ashton, Ashley, Ash, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.