Ashton

#2,173 for girls in 2025, 85 births · #197 for boys in 2025, 1,801 births
Given to boys 81.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
2004 · 5,436 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · boys
88,267
since 1881

Ashton over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #260, 1989peak #76, 2004girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,17385#1971,801
2024#1,771114#1881,978
2023#1,750117#1562,344
2022#1,731120#1452,613
2021#1,532137#1482,545
2020#1,432152#1362,712
2019#1,528141#1253,048
2018#1,313173#1283,056
2017#1,233194#1382,955
2016#1,236197#1333,102
2015#1,266192#1413,024
2014#1,382167#1432,819
2013#1,260189#1522,620
2012#1,351173#1422,814
2011#1,054234#1093,548
2010#1,299181#1273,234
2009#1,132223#1153,569
2008#1,126229#1223,518
2007#1,122231#1243,381
2006#1,026249#1213,496
2005#778334#1074,069
2004#666411#765,436
2003#472631#1014,215
2002#378782#2001,853
2001#361823#2161,598
2000#354868#2541,315
1999#334904#2781,065
1998#316945#2781,028
1997#294978#290964
1996#315895#327800
1995#296931#324808
1994#285970#355682
1993#331792#343714
1992#356724#393583
1991#358718#358669
1990#332832#367637
1989#2601,027#403533
1988#381629#519309
1987#320758#535286
1986#267954#550260
1985#1,118129#580229
1984#2,34041#635182
1983#2,51636#795121
1982#3,89820#89999
1981#5,88511#1,02978
1980#10,3925#1,14563
1979#8,0617#1,12863
1978—#1,57036
1977—#1,51537
1976#7,2967#1,82827
1975—#1,63031
1974—#1,58231
1973—#1,87123
1972—#2,08019
1971—#1,56031
1970—#1,74325
1969—#1,72823
1968—#1,96217
1967—#2,13914
1966—#2,21613
1965—#2,27013
1964—#1,70022
1963—#3,3187
1962—#2,27913
1961—#2,9009
1960—#2,21014
1959—#2,03316
1958—#2,17714
1957—#1,79120
1956—#1,82119
1955—#2,55810
1954—#1,59323
1953—#2,7099
1952—#1,58223
1951—#2,05514
1950—#2,43810
1949—#2,6069
1948—#1,94315
1947—#1,64621
1946—#1,75917
1945—#1,53619
1944—#1,98813
1943—#1,91015
1942—#1,58520
1941—#1,68517
1940—#1,62718
1939—#1,57818
1938—#1,81815
1937—#1,57619
1936—#1,80115
1935—#1,65618
1934—#1,46122
1933—#1,82915
1932—#1,46523
1931—#1,42724
1930—#1,60221
1929—#1,61121
1928—#1,64721
1927—#1,60323
1926—#1,91117
1925—#1,49325
1924—#1,57724
1923—#1,19436
1922—#1,33330
1921—#1,64822
1920—#1,34829
1919—#1,62421
1918—#1,21133
1917—#1,36226
1916—#1,41524
1915—#1,18130
1914—#1,22123
1913—#1,36515
1912—#1,26814
1911—#1,3877
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1909—#95110
1908—#1,2176
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1900—#1,1626
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1896—#9007
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1893—#1,0355
1892—#9566
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First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Ashton! It came in at #781, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Ashton is popular in 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedNHWashington: #328 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,570 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #282 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,094 boysMNIllinois: #383 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,241 boysILWisconsin: #406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,677 boysWIMichigan: #296 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,544 boysMINew York: #593 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 6,721 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedRIOregon: #283 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,187 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedSDIowa: #326 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,588 boysIAIndiana: #301 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,855 boysINOhio: #451 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,688 boysOHPennsylvania: #424 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,016 boysPANew Jersey: #455 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,856 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #434 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 4,172 boysCAUtah: #196 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,182 boysUTColorado: #428 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,043 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedNEMissouri: #328 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,106 boysMOKentucky: #303 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,094 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedWVVirginia: #335 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,006 boysVAMaryland: #444 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,670 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedDEArizona: #568 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,080 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedNMKansas: #233 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,608 boysKSArkansas: #161 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 880 boysARTennessee: #262 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,080 boysTNNorth Carolina: #324 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,558 boysNCSouth Carolina: #261 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,550 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #256 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,880 boysOKLouisiana: #147 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 688 boysLAMississippi: #173 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 838 boysMSAlabama: #293 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,199 boysALGeorgia: #288 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,027 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedHITexas: #284 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 1,630 boysTXFlorida: #360 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,698 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#147 · 1 in 688
  2. Arkansas#161 · 1 in 880
  3. Mississippi#173 · 1 in 838
  4. Utah#196 · 1 in 1,182
  5. Kansas#233 · 1 in 1,608

Best ever in a state: #23 in North Dakota, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#147451 in 688
Arkansas#161171 in 880
Mississippi#173201 in 838
Utah#196141 in 1,182
Kansas#233101 in 1,608
Oklahoma#256111 in 1,880
South Carolina#261151 in 1,550
Tennessee#262171 in 2,080
Minnesota#282101 in 3,094
Oregon#28391 in 2,187
Texas#284941 in 1,630
Georgia#288241 in 2,027
Alabama#293121 in 2,199
Michigan#296271 in 2,544
Indiana#301141 in 2,855
Kentucky#30381 in 3,094
North Carolina#324181 in 2,558
Iowa#32651 in 3,588
Missouri#328121 in 3,106
Washington#328141 in 2,570
Virginia#335141 in 3,006
Florida#360331 in 2,698
Illinois#383271 in 3,241
Wisconsin#40671 in 4,677
Pennsylvania#424161 in 5,016
Colorado#42861 in 4,043
California#434691 in 4,172
Maryland#44471 in 4,670
Ohio#451141 in 5,688
New Jersey#455111 in 4,856
Arizona#56851 in 6,080
New York#593201 in 6,721
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ashton
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#188 → #197)
  • 61 spots since 2020 (#136 → #197)
  • 56 spots since 2015 (#141 → #197)
  • Biggest jump: 266 spots in 1909 (#1,217 → #951)
  • Biggest drop: 79 spots in 1893 (#956 → #1,035)
Rise & fade · boys
123 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 2004 at #76 (5,436 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 2004
  • Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1982–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 365
  • Highest: 1 in 365 boys born in 2004 were named Ashton (0.27%)
  • Latest: 1 in 948 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 36.8% of all boys named Ashton (32,450) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1998
  • Mostly girls until 1997, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s12#781 (1881)#790
1890s25#852 (1897)#936
1900s36#862 (1902)#1,061
1910s193#1,181 (1915)#1,337
1920s248#1,194 (1923)#1,537
1930s190#1,427 (1931)#1,621
1940s164#1,536 (1945)#1,829
1950s158#1,582 (1952)#2,076
1960s145#1,700 (1964)#2,272
1970s323#1,128 (1979)#1,651
1980s2,160#403 (1989)#709
1990s7,950#278 (1999)#331
2000s32,450#76 (2004)#144
2010s30,220#109 (2011)#134
2020s13,993#136 (2020)#162

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ashton in 1991

girls
#358
718 births · 1 in 2,611 girls
boys
#358
669 births · 1 in 3,020 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #358Ashton718

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #358Ashton669
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,611 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 97.7% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashton
  1. #355Alice725
  2. #356Zoe722
  3. #357Jill719
  4. #358Ashton718
  5. #359Tierra714
  6. #360Diane711
  7. #360Frances711
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 3,020 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 96.3% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashton
  1. #355Harold683
  2. #356Dante680
  3. #357Cristian670
  4. #358Ashton669
  5. #359Keenan667
  6. #360Ariel666
  7. #360Stuart666
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →