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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202001peak #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
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1906—#1,1116
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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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1881—#7816
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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 2001

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #152 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 549 boysAKMaine: #95 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 377 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #156 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 821 boysNHWashington: #193 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 844 boysWAIdaho: #132 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 458 boysIDMontana: #140 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 425 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #169 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 859 boysMNIllinois: #284 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,744 boysILWisconsin: #192 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 998 boysWIMichigan: #182 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 943 boysMINew York: #399 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,861 boysNYMassachusetts: #473 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,082 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedRIOregon: #150 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 626 boysORNevada: #200 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 825 boysNVWyoming: #107 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 300 boysWYSouth Dakota: #144 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 481 boysSDIowa: #132 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 518 boysIAIndiana: #180 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 854 boysINOhio: #187 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,050 boysOHPennsylvania: #209 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,284 boysPANew Jersey: #685 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,878 boysNJConnecticut: #332 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,572 boysCTCalifornia: #393 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 3,021 boysCAUtah: #98 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 366 boysUTColorado: #215 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 941 boysCONebraska: #133 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 480 boysNEMissouri: #221 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,286 boysMOKentucky: #157 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 802 boysKYWest Virginia: #221 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,459 boysWVVirginia: #176 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 948 boysVAMaryland: #252 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,489 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedDEArizona: #244 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,182 boysAZNew Mexico: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,110 boysNMKansas: #231 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,077 boysKSArkansas: #149 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 666 boysARTennessee: #164 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 851 boysTNNorth Carolina: #224 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,262 boysNCSouth Carolina: #151 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 734 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #160 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 677 boysOKLouisiana: #93 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 383 boysLAMississippi: #90 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 397 boysMSAlabama: #120 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 574 boysALGeorgia: #158 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 772 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ashton, so not publishedHITexas: #192 for boys · 187 births · 1 in 919 boysTXFlorida: #222 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,230 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#90 · 1 in 397
  2. Louisiana#93 · 1 in 383
  3. Maine#95 · 1 in 377
  4. Utah#98 · 1 in 366
  5. Wyoming#107 · 1 in 300

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#90371 in 397
Louisiana#93681 in 383
Maine#95151 in 377
Utah#98581 in 366
Wyoming#10761 in 300
Alabama#120421 in 574
Idaho#132171 in 458
Iowa#132311 in 518
Nebraska#133211 in 480
Montana#14091 in 425
South Dakota#14481 in 481
Arkansas#149221 in 666
Oregon#150311 in 626
South Carolina#151281 in 734
Alaska#15261 in 549
New Hampshire#15671 in 821
Kentucky#157291 in 802
Georgia#158721 in 772
Oklahoma#160301 in 677
Tennessee#164421 in 851
Minnesota#169341 in 859
Virginia#176431 in 948
Indiana#180451 in 854
Michigan#182621 in 943
Ohio#187651 in 1,050
Texas#1921871 in 919
Wisconsin#192291 in 998
Washington#193401 in 844
Nevada#200151 in 825
Pennsylvania#209501 in 1,284
Colorado#215311 in 941
Missouri#221261 in 1,286
West Virginia#22161 in 1,459
Florida#222731 in 1,230
North Carolina#224401 in 1,262
Kansas#231151 in 1,077
Arizona#244321 in 1,182
Maryland#252191 in 1,489
Illinois#284461 in 1,744
Connecticut#33271 in 2,572
New Mexico#36251 in 2,110
California#393811 in 3,021
New York#399391 in 2,861
Massachusetts#47371 in 5,082
New Jersey#68571 in 6,878
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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 2001

girls
#361
823 births · 1 in 2,188 girls
boys
#216
1,598 births · 1 in 1,216 boys

Top girls' names in 2001

  1. #1Emily25,059
  2. #2Madison22,166
  3. #3Hannah20,723
  4. #4Ashley16,531
  5. #5Alexis16,404
  6. #6Sarah15,929
  7. #7Samantha15,867
  8. #8Abigail14,807
  9. #9Elizabeth14,792
  10. #10Olivia13,977
  11. #361Ashton823

Top boys' names in 2001

  1. #1Jacob32,573
  2. #2Michael29,689
  3. #3Matthew26,812
  4. #4Joshua26,024
  5. #5Christopher23,132
  6. #6Nicholas22,849
  7. #7Andrew22,422
  8. #8Joseph22,030
  9. #9Daniel21,013
  10. #10William20,110
  11. #216Ashton1,598
More about 2001

girls

1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 2,188 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 98.0% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashton
  1. #358Tamia828
  2. #359Eleanor826
  3. #360Ashlynn824
  4. #361Ashton823
  5. #361Destinee823
  6. #363Zoey822
  7. #364Annika821
  8. #365Harley820

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,602Dafne#2,569 → #967
  2. ↑ 1,493Nevaeh#1,759 → #266
  3. ↑ 1,339Jimena#2,213 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,263Taina#2,174 → #911
  5. ↑ 1,069Yuliana#1,759 → #690
Fallers
  1. ↓ 913Dariana#837 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 368Cortney#825 → #1,193
  3. ↓ 362Maiya#994 → #1,356
  4. ↓ 313Rosalinda#701 → #1,014
  5. ↓ 307Ivana#863 → #1,170

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

boys

1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 1,216 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 98.2% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashton
  1. #213Eli1,644
  2. #214Frank1,634
  3. #215Calvin1,613
  4. #216Ashton1,598
  5. #217Aiden1,587
  6. #218Darius1,568
  7. #219Drew1,565
Biggest movers since 2000
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,879Jaheim#6,316 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,128Imanol#2,049 → #921
  3. ↑ 730Jagger#1,391 → #661
  4. ↑ 539Maximus#850 → #311
  5. ↑ 461Daunte#1,429 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 476Tyreek#914 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 466Tyrique#949 → #1,415
  3. ↓ 456Infant#765 → #1,221
  4. ↓ 423Deion#893 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 291Nicklaus#986 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 2001 →