Unisex name · since 1989
Ashten
Ashten has 1,390 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,712 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,390
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashten currently ranks #3712 among unisex names in America, with 1,390 babies recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashten has been recorded 1,390 times among boys since 1989, currently ranked #3712 nationally and more common than 73% of boys, 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 1989 to 2025.
- #4,173 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,712 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,390 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashten ranks #4,173 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,712 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,390 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,173 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,712 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,390
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashten's 1,390 recorded births place it above 90.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ashten compares
1,390 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Ashten's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,390 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ashten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashten's full recorded timeline at 2007, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashten popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ashten popularity over time - girls
1,151 total births recorded since 1985 (Ashten as girls' name)
Ashten by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (547 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Ashten's strongest decade.
547 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ashten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 153
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
547 births
- 2010s
2010s
494 births
- 2020s 189
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 547 births (39% of all-time use).
How Ashten 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 Ashten's total volume
Ashten by state
Where Ashten concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 77 | 5.5% |
| #2 | California | | 25 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 18 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.4% |
77 of 1,390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ashten appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashten's data
- Ashten's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (547 total births) through the 2020s (189) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ashtens (77 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Ashten 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.