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
- Peak · boys
- 2004 · 5,436 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 88,267since 1881
Ashton over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,173 | 85 | #197 | 1,801 |
| 2024 | #1,771 | 114 | #188 | 1,978 |
| 2023 | #1,750 | 117 | #156 | 2,344 |
| 2022 | #1,731 | 120 | #145 | 2,613 |
| 2021 | #1,532 | 137 | #148 | 2,545 |
| 2020 | #1,432 | 152 | #136 | 2,712 |
| 2019 | #1,528 | 141 | #125 | 3,048 |
| 2018 | #1,313 | 173 | #128 | 3,056 |
| 2017 | #1,233 | 194 | #138 | 2,955 |
| 2016 | #1,236 | 197 | #133 | 3,102 |
| 2015 | #1,266 | 192 | #141 | 3,024 |
| 2014 | #1,382 | 167 | #143 | 2,819 |
| 2013 | #1,260 | 189 | #152 | 2,620 |
| 2012 | #1,351 | 173 | #142 | 2,814 |
| 2011 | #1,054 | 234 | #109 | 3,548 |
| 2010 | #1,299 | 181 | #127 | 3,234 |
| 2009 | #1,132 | 223 | #115 | 3,569 |
| 2008 | #1,126 | 229 | #122 | 3,518 |
| 2007 | #1,122 | 231 | #124 | 3,381 |
| 2006 | #1,026 | 249 | #121 | 3,496 |
| 2005 | #778 | 334 | #107 | 4,069 |
| 2004 | #666 | 411 | #76 | 5,436 |
| 2003 | #472 | 631 | #101 | 4,215 |
| 2002 | #378 | 782 | #200 | 1,853 |
| 2001 | #361 | 823 | #216 | 1,598 |
| 2000 | #354 | 868 | #254 | 1,315 |
| 1999 | #334 | 904 | #278 | 1,065 |
| 1998 | #316 | 945 | #278 | 1,028 |
| 1997 | #294 | 978 | #290 | 964 |
| 1996 | #315 | 895 | #327 | 800 |
| 1995 | #296 | 931 | #324 | 808 |
| 1994 | #285 | 970 | #355 | 682 |
| 1993 | #331 | 792 | #343 | 714 |
| 1992 | #356 | 724 | #393 | 583 |
| 1991 | #358 | 718 | #358 | 669 |
| 1990 | #332 | 832 | #367 | 637 |
| 1989 | #260 | 1,027 | #403 | 533 |
| 1988 | #381 | 629 | #519 | 309 |
| 1987 | #320 | 758 | #535 | 286 |
| 1986 | #267 | 954 | #550 | 260 |
| 1985 | #1,118 | 129 | #580 | 229 |
| 1984 | #2,340 | 41 | #635 | 182 |
| 1983 | #2,516 | 36 | #795 | 121 |
| 1982 | #3,898 | 20 | #899 | 99 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #1,029 | 78 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #1,145 | 63 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #1,128 | 63 |
| 1978 | — | #1,570 | 36 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,515 | 37 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #1,828 | 27 |
| 1975 | — | #1,630 | 31 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,582 | 31 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,871 | 23 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,560 | 31 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,743 | 25 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,728 | 23 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,962 | 17 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,270 | 13 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,700 | 22 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,318 | 7 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,279 | 13 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,900 | 9 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,210 | 14 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,033 | 16 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,177 | 14 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,791 | 20 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,821 | 19 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,558 | 10 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,593 | 23 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,709 | 9 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,582 | 23 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,055 | 14 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,943 | 15 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,646 | 21 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,759 | 17 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,536 | 19 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,988 | 13 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,910 | 15 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,585 | 20 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,685 | 17 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,578 | 18 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,818 | 15 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,576 | 19 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,801 | 15 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,656 | 18 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,461 | 22 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,829 | 15 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,465 | 23 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,427 | 24 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,602 | 21 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,647 | 21 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,603 | 23 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,911 | 17 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,493 | 25 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,577 | 24 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,194 | 36 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,333 | 30 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,648 | 22 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,348 | 29 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,624 | 21 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,211 | 33 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,415 | 24 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,181 | 30 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,221 | 23 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,268 | 14 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #862 | 8 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
| 1896 | — | #900 | 7 | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #799 | 6 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1992
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#144 · 1 in 726
- Louisiana#156 · 1 in 744
- Mississippi#189 · 1 in 964
- Oklahoma#217 · 1 in 1,356
- Georgia#244 · 1 in 1,524
Best ever in a state: #23 in North Dakota, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #144 | 23 | 1 in 726 |
| Louisiana | #156 | 41 | 1 in 744 |
| Mississippi | #189 | 17 | 1 in 964 |
| Oklahoma | #217 | 15 | 1 in 1,356 |
| Georgia | #244 | 32 | 1 in 1,524 |
| Arkansas | #266 | 8 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Nebraska | #271 | 5 | 1 in 2,064 |
| Texas | #272 | 101 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Alabama | #274 | 14 | 1 in 1,882 |
| Tennessee | #297 | 15 | 1 in 2,345 |
| Virginia | #313 | 17 | 1 in 2,474 |
| South Carolina | #320 | 11 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Kentucky | #327 | 7 | 1 in 3,471 |
| Indiana | #328 | 13 | 1 in 3,014 |
| Kansas | #335 | 6 | 1 in 2,662 |
| North Carolina | #337 | 17 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Colorado | #343 | 9 | 1 in 2,742 |
| Oregon | #366 | 6 | 1 in 3,240 |
| Minnesota | #381 | 6 | 1 in 5,053 |
| Florida | #384 | 29 | 1 in 3,018 |
| Ohio | #394 | 18 | 1 in 4,277 |
| Michigan | #424 | 16 | 1 in 4,117 |
| Missouri | #432 | 8 | 1 in 4,536 |
| Illinois | #439 | 23 | 1 in 3,749 |
| Arizona | #454 | 8 | 1 in 3,904 |
| Washington | #466 | 8 | 1 in 4,536 |
| Wisconsin | #471 | 6 | 1 in 5,310 |
| Maryland | #513 | 6 | 1 in 5,312 |
| New York | #513 | 25 | 1 in 5,283 |
| Pennsylvania | #659 | 7 | 1 in 11,125 |
| California | #690 | 30 | 1 in 9,478 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2004 at #76 (5,436 births)
- Births halved by 2013, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 2004
- Top 1,000: 51 yrs · run 1982–2025
- Highest: 1 in 365 boys born in 2004 were named Ashton (0.27%)
- Latest: 1 in 948 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
- 36.8% of all boys named Ashton (32,450) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1997, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #781 (1881) | #790 |
| 1890s | 25 | #852 (1897) | #936 |
| 1900s | 36 | #862 (1902) | #1,061 |
| 1910s | 193 | #1,181 (1915) | #1,337 |
| 1920s | 248 | #1,194 (1923) | #1,537 |
| 1930s | 190 | #1,427 (1931) | #1,621 |
| 1940s | 164 | #1,536 (1945) | #1,829 |
| 1950s | 158 | #1,582 (1952) | #2,076 |
| 1960s | 145 | #1,700 (1964) | #2,272 |
| 1970s | 323 | #1,128 (1979) | #1,651 |
| 1980s | 2,160 | #403 (1989) | #709 |
| 1990s | 7,950 | #278 (1999) | #331 |
| 2000s | 32,450 | #76 (2004) | #144 |
| 2010s | 30,220 | #109 (2011) | #134 |
| 2020s | 13,993 | #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 1992
Top girls' names in 1992
Top boys' names in 1992
More about 1992
girls
1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 2,547 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 97.7% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 3,426 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 96.0% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.