Unisex name · since 1915
Aston
3,040 babies named Aston in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,040
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aston is the #1856 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,040 recorded since 1915.
Aston has 3,040 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1856 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,517 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,856 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,040 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aston ranks #2,517 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,856 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,040 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,517 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,856 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,040
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aston's 3,040 recorded births place it above 94.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Aston compares
3,040 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Aston's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aston | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,040 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 178 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aston splits its recorded history at 1997: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 178 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aston popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 178
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Aston popularity over time - girls
217 total births recorded since 1982 (Aston as girls' name)
Aston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,426 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Aston's strongest decade.
1,426 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Aston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 143
1980s
143 births
- 1990s 226
1990s
226 births
- 2000s 461
2000s
461 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,426 births
- 2020s
2020s
713 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,426 births (47% of all-time use).
How Aston 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 Aston's total volume
Aston by state
Where Aston concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 328 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 314 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 182 | 6.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 180 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 105 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 74 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 45 | 1.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 32 | 1.1% |
328 of 3,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Aston appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aston's data
- Aston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,426 total births) through the 2020s (713) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Astons (328 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 Aston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Aston 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.