Boys' name · since 2004
Kashton
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 7,658 babies named Kashton, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,658
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kashton currently ranks #402 among boys' names in America, with 7,658 babies recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashton has been recorded 7,658 times among boys since 2004, currently ranked #402 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #1,407 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #402 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,658 born since 2004
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashton ranks #1,407 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #402 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,658 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,407 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #402 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,658
- born since 2004
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kashton's 7,658 recorded births place it above 96.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kashton compares
7,658 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Kashton's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kashton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,658 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 858 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kashton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kashton's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 858, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kashton popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 858
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Kashton popularity over time - girls
50 total births recorded since 2016 (Kashton as girls' name)
Kashton by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (4,652 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Kashton's strongest decade.
4,652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Kashton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 179
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,827 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,652 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 4,652 births (61% of all-time use).
How Kashton 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 Kashton's total volume
Kashton by state
Where Kashton concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 697 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 414 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 346 | 4.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 346 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 329 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 315 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 310 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 277 | 3.6% |
697 of 7,658 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Kashton appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Kashtons (697 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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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, 2004–2025 (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 Kashton 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.