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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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
1910——
1909—#95110
1908—#1,2176
1907——
1906—#1,1116
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1902—#8628
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1900—#1,1626
1899——
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1897—#8527
1896—#9007
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1893—#1,0355
1892—#9566
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1883—#7996
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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 1999

  • 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: #315 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,920 boysWAIdaho: #180 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 695 boysIDMontana: #156 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 571 boysMTNorth Dakota: #147 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 563 boysNDMinnesota: #260 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,817 boysMNIllinois: #346 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,280 boysILWisconsin: #314 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,253 boysWIMichigan: #267 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,783 boysMINew York: #653 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,690 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedRIOregon: #271 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,414 boysORNevada: #253 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,178 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedSDIowa: #182 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 874 boysIAIndiana: #220 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,281 boysINOhio: #236 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,652 boysOHPennsylvania: #272 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,131 boysPANew Jersey: #654 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,776 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #452 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 4,169 boysCAUtah: #108 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 429 boysUTColorado: #326 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,949 boysCONebraska: #192 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 913 boysNEMissouri: #223 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,264 boysMOKentucky: #215 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,380 boysKYWest Virginia: #185 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,107 boysWVVirginia: #221 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,374 boysVAMaryland: #471 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,549 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedDEArizona: #341 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,129 boysAZNew Mexico: #271 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,349 boysNMKansas: #221 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,081 boysKSArkansas: #159 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 684 boysARTennessee: #199 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,166 boysTNNorth Carolina: #272 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,697 boysNCSouth Carolina: #178 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 935 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #180 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 880 boysOKLouisiana: #110 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 463 boysLAMississippi: #122 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 563 boysMSAlabama: #192 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,039 boysALGeorgia: #175 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 928 boysGAHawaii: #103 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 418 boysHITexas: #285 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 1,599 boysTXFlorida: #245 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,472 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#103 · 1 in 418
  2. Utah#108 · 1 in 429
  3. Louisiana#110 · 1 in 463
  4. Mississippi#122 · 1 in 563
  5. North Dakota#147 · 1 in 563

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#103121 in 418
Utah#108481 in 429
Louisiana#110591 in 463
Mississippi#122271 in 563
North Dakota#14761 in 563
Montana#15671 in 571
Arkansas#159211 in 684
Georgia#175581 in 928
South Carolina#178221 in 935
Idaho#180111 in 695
Oklahoma#180231 in 880
Iowa#182191 in 874
West Virginia#18581 in 1,107
Alabama#192241 in 1,039
Nebraska#192111 in 913
Tennessee#199311 in 1,166
Kentucky#215171 in 1,380
Indiana#220301 in 1,281
Kansas#221151 in 1,081
Virginia#221291 in 1,374
Missouri#223271 in 1,264
Ohio#236421 in 1,652
Florida#245591 in 1,472
Nevada#253101 in 1,178
Minnesota#260161 in 1,817
Michigan#267331 in 1,783
New Mexico#27181 in 1,349
Oregon#271141 in 1,414
North Carolina#272291 in 1,697
Pennsylvania#272311 in 2,131
Texas#2851031 in 1,599
Wisconsin#314131 in 2,253
Washington#315181 in 1,920
Colorado#326141 in 1,949
Arizona#341171 in 2,129
Illinois#346351 in 2,280
California#452581 in 4,169
Maryland#47181 in 3,549
New York#653171 in 6,690
New Jersey#65471 in 6,776
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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 1999

girls
#334
904 births · 1 in 1,962 girls
boys
#278
1,065 births · 1 in 1,803 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #334Ashton904

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #278Ashton1,065
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 1,962 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 98.0% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashton
  1. #331Heidi915
  2. #332Emilee908
  3. #333Rylee906
  4. #334Ashton904
  5. #335Kamryn902
  6. #336Linda900
  7. #337Wendy899
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 1,803 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 97.6% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashton
  1. #275Danny1,069
  2. #276Eli1,068
  3. #277Bryson1,066
  4. #278Ashton1,065
  5. #279Brent1,055
  6. #279Micheal1,055
  7. #281Miles1,053
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →