Ashton
Ashton was given to 1,801 boys in 2025, #197 among boys’ names; 107,927 Americans have been recorded with it since 1881 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 105,000 Americans named Ashton and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (98% of everyone recorded); the median is 18 years old and half are between 10 and 25.
Ashton came back: it left the boys’ top 1,000 after 1909 and returned in 1982.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Ashton by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Ashton mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Ashton is “a unisex given name transferred from the surname.” Its etymology gives the senses “ash (tree species)” (æsc) and “enclosure, settlement” (tūn).
From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).
/ˈæʃtən/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Ashton?
#197 among boys’ names, 2025
Ashton fell from #141 in 2015 to #197 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born fell from 1.6 to 1.1 per 1,000.
5,847 babies in 2004, the peak
Ashton peaked in 2004, when 5,847 babies were given it (5,436 boys, #76 among boys’ names). The 1,886 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 32% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #2,173 | 1,801 | #197 |
| 2024 | 114 | #1,771 | 1,978 | #188 |
| 2023 | 117 | #1,751 | 2,344 | #156 |
| 2022 | 120 | #1,733 | 2,613 | #145 |
| 2021 | 137 | #1,533 | 2,545 | #148 |
| 2020 | 152 | #1,433 | 2,712 | #136 |
| 2019 | 141 | #1,530 | 3,048 | #125 |
| 2018 | 173 | #1,315 | 3,056 | #128 |
| 2017 | 194 | #1,233 | 2,955 | #138 |
| 2016 | 197 | #1,236 | 3,102 | #133 |
Every recorded year (126)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 192 | #1,266 | 3,024 | #141 |
| 2014 | 167 | #1,382 | 2,819 | #143 |
| 2013 | 189 | #1,260 | 2,620 | #152 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1,352 | 2,814 | #142 |
| 2011 | 234 | #1,054 | 3,548 | #109 |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,299 | 3,234 | #127 |
| 2009 | 223 | #1,134 | 3,569 | #115 |
| 2008 | 229 | #1,126 | 3,518 | #122 |
| 2007 | 231 | #1,122 | 3,381 | #124 |
| 2006 | 249 | #1,027 | 3,496 | #121 |
| 2005 | 334 | #778 | 4,069 | #107 |
| 2004 | 411 | #666 | 5,436 | #76 |
| 2003 | 631 | #472 | 4,215 | #101 |
| 2002 | 782 | #378 | 1,853 | #200 |
| 2001 | 823 | #361 | 1,598 | #216 |
| 2000 | 868 | #354 | 1,315 | #254 |
| 1999 | 904 | #334 | 1,065 | #278 |
| 1998 | 945 | #316 | 1,028 | #278 |
| 1997 | 978 | #294 | 964 | #290 |
| 1996 | 895 | #315 | 800 | #327 |
| 1995 | 931 | #296 | 808 | #324 |
| 1994 | 970 | #285 | 682 | #355 |
| 1993 | 792 | #331 | 714 | #343 |
| 1992 | 724 | #356 | 583 | #393 |
| 1991 | 718 | #358 | 669 | #358 |
| 1990 | 832 | #332 | 637 | #367 |
| 1989 | 1,027 | #260 | 533 | #403 |
| 1988 | 629 | #381 | 309 | #519 |
| 1987 | 758 | #320 | 286 | #535 |
| 1986 | 954 | #267 | 260 | #550 |
| 1985 | 129 | #1,118 | 229 | #580 |
| 1984 | 41 | #2,341 | 182 | #635 |
| 1983 | 36 | #2,517 | 121 | #795 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,903 | 99 | #899 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,910 | 78 | #1,029 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,513 | 63 | #1,145 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,111 | 63 | #1,128 |
| 1978 | under 5 | 36 | #1,570 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 37 | #1,515 | |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,344 | 27 | #1,829 |
| 1975 | under 5 | 31 | #1,631 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 31 | #1,585 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 23 | #1,877 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 19 | #2,088 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 31 | #1,559 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 25 | #1,745 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 23 | #1,731 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 17 | #1,962 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 14 | #2,146 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 13 | #2,222 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 13 | #2,275 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 22 | #1,701 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 7 | #3,334 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 13 | #2,284 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 9 | #2,906 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 14 | #2,211 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 16 | #2,039 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 14 | #2,180 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 20 | #1,793 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 19 | #1,828 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 10 | #2,575 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 23 | #1,594 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 9 | #2,716 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 23 | #1,583 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 14 | #2,058 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 10 | #2,442 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 9 | #2,617 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 15 | #1,947 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 21 | #1,652 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 17 | #1,764 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 19 | #1,536 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 13 | #1,994 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 15 | #1,914 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 20 | #1,588 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 17 | #1,689 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 18 | #1,631 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 18 | #1,580 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 15 | #1,826 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 19 | #1,581 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 15 | #1,807 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 18 | #1,659 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 22 | #1,462 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 15 | #1,834 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 23 | #1,466 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 24 | #1,430 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 21 | #1,602 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 21 | #1,616 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 21 | #1,653 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 23 | #1,604 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 17 | #1,914 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 25 | #1,498 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 24 | #1,580 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 36 | #1,197 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 30 | #1,339 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 22 | #1,650 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 29 | #1,348 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 21 | #1,631 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 33 | #1,211 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 26 | #1,363 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 24 | #1,418 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 30 | #1,184 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 23 | #1,226 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 15 | #1,370 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 14 | #1,273 | |
| 1911 | under 5 | 7 | #1,397 | |
| 1909 | under 5 | 10 | #955 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 6 | #1,227 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 6 | #1,120 | |
| 1902 | under 5 | 8 | #866 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 6 | #1,174 | |
| 1897 | under 5 | 7 | #854 | |
| 1896 | under 5 | 7 | #903 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 5 | #1,045 | |
| 1892 | under 5 | 6 | #962 | |
| 1883 | under 5 | 6 | #807 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 6 | #789 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Ashton a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 107,927 Americans recorded as Ashton, 18% are girls and 82% boys. Boys have outnumbered girls among babies named Ashton every year since 1998. In 2025 it went to 85 girls and 1,801 boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Ashton: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Ashton, and how old are they?
105,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 98% of the 107,927 Americans ever recorded as Ashton. The median Ashton alive today is 18 years old; half are between 10 and 25.
The 2020 Census counted 82,425 people named Ashton (17,242 women and girls, 65,183 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 92,051 born in the U.S. The Census count is 10% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 60 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 187 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 436 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 15,900 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 52,500 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 36,300 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Ashton born?
The states with the most babies named Ashton are Texas, California and Florida, with 24% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 160 | #261 | 1.0× |
| California | 136 | #289 | 0.5× |
| Florida | 136 | #157 | 1.1× |
| Georgia | 119 | #94 | 1.6× |
| New York | 108 | #182 | 0.5× |
| Michigan | 76 | #128 | 1.1× |
| North Carolina | 74 | #170 | 1.3× |
| Ohio | 72 | #182 | 1.0× |
| Pennsylvania | 71 | #181 | 0.8× |
| Illinois | 67 | #178 | 0.7× |
Where Ashton is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Ashton is most over-represented in Mississippi: since 1910 it was given 2.2 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Ashton with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 6 names spelled alike, given to 113,761 babies since 1880, Ashton is the most given (95% of them). In 2025 it was given to 1,886 of their 1,938 babies (97%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Ashton
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
| Name | Recorded | 1880-2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Kameron | 43,443 |
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Ashton and names like it
- Compare Ashton and AshtinBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2000sAshton peaked in 2004.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Ashton since 1910.
- From surnamesWiktionary’s origin for Ashton: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2004The year the most babies were named Ashton.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Ashton alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with AMost given first.