Boys' name · since 2005
Nashton
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 246 babies named Nashton, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,063 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nashton currently ranks #7063 among boys' names in America, with 246 babies recorded since 2005.
Nashton has 246 recorded births among boys since 2005, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7063 as of the latest data, more common than 49% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #11,770 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,063 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 246 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nashton ranks #11,770 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,063 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 246 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,770 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,063 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 246
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nashton's 246 recorded births place it above 74.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Nashton compares
246 42nd percentile among 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
Nashton's all-time total is 33% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nashton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 246 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nashton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nashton's full recorded timeline at 2016, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nashton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Nashton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Nashton's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nashton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (51% of all-time use).
Nashton by state
Where Nashton concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 2.4% |
6 of 246 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nashton's data
- Nashton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Nashtons (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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, 2005–2025 (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 Nashton 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.