Unisex name · since 1996
Ashtan
Ashtan has 131 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 131
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashtan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 131 have been recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashtan has been recorded 131 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2021.
- #15,629 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 131 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashtan ranks #15,629 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,629 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 131
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashtan's 131 recorded births place it above 65.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ashtan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ashtan's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ashtan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2021
- Peak year (2005)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Ashtan popularity over time - girls
119 total births recorded since 1987 (Ashtan as girls' name)
Ashtan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (75 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Ashtan's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Ashtan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Ashtan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ashtan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
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, 1996–2021 (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 Ashtan 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.