Ashton
English surname and place name, Old English for “ash-tree town.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Ashton first shows up in the national records in 1881. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 1 different years between 2004 and 2004. Its biggest year was 2004, when 5,436 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 76 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 197 for boys. The name has also seen real use for girls: 19,660 of the 107,927 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Ashtyn (8,527), Ashtin (2,782), Ashten (2,541) (total births since 1880)
Explore Ashton interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | No. 781 |
| 1890s | 25 | No. 852 |
| 1900s | 36 | No. 862 |
| 1910s | 193 | No. 1181 |
| 1920s | 248 | No. 1194 |
| 1930s | 190 | No. 1427 |
| 1940s | 164 | No. 1536 |
| 1950s | 158 | No. 1582 |
| 1960s | 145 | No. 1700 |
| 1970s | 323 | No. 1128 |
| 1980s | 2,160 | No. 403 |
| 1990s | 7,950 | No. 278 |
| 2000s | 32,450 | No. 76 |
| 2010s | 30,220 | No. 109 |
| 2020s | 13,993 | No. 136 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.