Meaning not yet researched.
Ashton: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 1,801 in 2025. Its best rank was #76 in 2004.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #76 in 2004; #197 in 2025. About 95% of babies named Ashton in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#197 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2004, at #76.
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Ashton: US boys and girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 1,801 boys in 2025. Peak: #76 in 2004 · most boys in one year: 5,436 (2004).
In 2025, 1,801 US boys were named Ashton, making it the 197th most common boys’ name of the year, down 9 places from #188 in 2024. That is 177 fewer than the 1,978 boys named Ashton in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #76, reached in 2004. That year also had the most boys given the name: 5,436. For comparison, it was #141 in 2015 and #2,443 in 1950.
In 2025, 85 US girls were named Ashton, making it the 2,173rd most common girls’ name of the year, down 402 places from #1,771 in 2024. That is 29 fewer than the 114 girls named Ashton in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #260, reached in 1989. That year also had the most girls given the name: 1,027. For comparison, it was #1,266 in 2015 and unranked in 1950.
Social Security card records list Ashton in 126 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 1881 with 6 babies. In all, 107,927 US babies have been given the name, 18% of them girls and 82% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 37,231 babies named Ashton.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 26,154 US boys were named Ashton; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 3,102. In 2025 that was about 1 in 948 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Ashton ranked highest in Mississippi in 2025, at #86 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 2 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Ashtyn (8,527 babies since 1880), Ashtin (2,782 babies since 1880) and Ashten (2,541 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Ashtynn, Ashtan and Ashtian are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Ashtynn (383), Ashtan (250), Ashtian (78), Ashtun (37), Ashtion (6).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Ashton in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 5 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 31 | #86 | #45 |
| Georgia | 119 | #94 | #78 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | #107 | #82 |
| South Carolina | 45 | #115 | #75 |
| Michigan | 76 | #128 | #103 |
| West Virginia | 15 | #128 | #174 |
| Louisiana | 38 | #132 | #70 |
| Alabama | 39 | #146 | #73 |
| Kentucky | 35 | #154 | #97 |
| Florida | 136 | #157 | #112 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | #159 | #120 |
| Maryland | 36 | #168 | #85 |
| North Carolina | 74 | #170 | #101 |
| Virginia | 53 | #172 | #109 |
| Kansas | 22 | #176 | #245 |
| Illinois | 67 | #178 | #150 |
| Pennsylvania | 71 | #181 | #156 |
| Ohio | 72 | #182 | #134 |
| New York | 108 | #182 | #173 |
| Connecticut | 18 | #188 | #220 |
| Nevada | 16 | #188 | #136 |
| Tennessee | 49 | #189 | #91 |
| Montana | 6 | #202 | #242 |
| Delaware | 5 | #205 | #106 |
| Idaho | 12 | #215 | #169 |
| Hawaii | 5 | #218 | #122 |
| Colorado | 29 | #221 | #158 |
| South Dakota | 6 | #223 | #184 |
| North Dakota | 5 | #229 | #118 |
| Indiana | 35 | #236 | #141 |
| Massachusetts | 25 | #238 | #304 |
| Missouri | 30 | #239 | #153 |
| Nebraska | 10 | #245 | #219 |
| Arkansas | 14 | #247 | #106 |
| Oklahoma | 19 | #253 | #159 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | #255 | #113 |
| Texas | 151 | #261 | #191 |
| New Jersey | 35 | #263 | #175 |
| Oregon | 16 | #265 | #154 |
| Iowa | 14 | #278 | #166 |
| California | 128 | #289 | #235 |
| Minnesota | 21 | #290 | #143 |
| Utah | 15 | #316 | #128 |
| Washington | 23 | #323 | #152 |
| New Mexico | 5 | #364 | #167 |
| Arizona | 20 | #377 | #198 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #2,173 | 1,801 | #197 |
| 2024 | 114 | #1,771 | 1,978 | #188 |
| 2023 | 117 | #1,751 | 2,344 | #156 |
| 2022 | 120 | #1,733 | 2,613 | #145 |
| 2021 | 137 | #1,533 | 2,545 | #148 |
| 2020 | 152 | #1,433 | 2,712 | #136 |
| 2019 | 141 | #1,530 | 3,048 | #125 |
| 2018 | 173 | #1,315 | 3,056 | #128 |
| 2017 | 194 | #1,233 | 2,955 | #138 |
| 2016 | 197 | #1,236 | 3,102 | #133 |
| 2015 | 192 | #1,266 | 3,024 | #141 |
| 2014 | 167 | #1,382 | 2,819 | #143 |
| 2013 | 189 | #1,260 | 2,620 | #152 |
| 2012 | 173 | #1,352 | 2,814 | #142 |
| 2011 | 234 | #1,054 | 3,548 | #109 |
| 2010 | 181 | #1,299 | 3,234 | #127 |
| 2009 | 223 | #1,134 | 3,569 | #115 |
| 2008 | 229 | #1,126 | 3,518 | #122 |
| 2007 | 231 | #1,122 | 3,381 | #124 |
| 2006 | 249 | #1,027 | 3,496 | #121 |
| 2005 | 334 | #778 | 4,069 | #107 |
| 2004 | 411 | #666 | 5,436 | #76 |
| 2003 | 631 | #472 | 4,215 | #101 |
| 2002 | 782 | #378 | 1,853 | #200 |
| 2001 | 823 | #361 | 1,598 | #216 |
| 2000 | 868 | #354 | 1,315 | #254 |
| 1999 | 904 | #334 | 1,065 | #278 |
| 1998 | 945 | #316 | 1,028 | #278 |
| 1997 | 978 | #294 | 964 | #290 |
| 1996 | 895 | #315 | 800 | #327 |
| 1995 | 931 | #296 | 808 | #324 |
| 1994 | 970 | #285 | 682 | #355 |
| 1993 | 792 | #331 | 714 | #343 |
| 1992 | 724 | #356 | 583 | #393 |
| 1991 | 718 | #358 | 669 | #358 |
| 1990 | 832 | #332 | 637 | #367 |
| 1989 | 1,027 | #260 | 533 | #403 |
| 1988 | 629 | #381 | 309 | #519 |
| 1987 | 758 | #320 | 286 | #535 |
| 1986 | 954 | #267 | 260 | #550 |
| 1985 | 129 | #1,118 | 229 | #580 |
| 1984 | 41 | #2,342 | 182 | #635 |
| 1983 | 36 | #2,518 | 121 | #795 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,904 | 99 | #899 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,911 | 78 | #1,029 |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,515 | 63 | #1,145 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,113 | 63 | #1,128 |
| 1978 | — | — | 36 | #1,570 |
| 1977 | — | — | 37 | #1,515 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,346 | 27 | #1,830 |
| 1975 | — | — | 31 | #1,632 |
| 1974 | — | — | 31 | #1,585 |
| 1973 | — | — | 23 | #1,878 |
| 1972 | — | — | 19 | #2,088 |
| 1971 | — | — | 31 | #1,560 |
| 1970 | — | — | 25 | #1,746 |
| 1969 | — | — | 23 | #1,732 |
| 1968 | — | — | 17 | #1,963 |
| 1967 | — | — | 14 | #2,147 |
| 1966 | — | — | 13 | #2,223 |
| 1965 | — | — | 13 | #2,276 |
| 1964 | — | — | 22 | #1,702 |
| 1963 | — | — | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1962 | — | — | 13 | #2,285 |
| 1961 | — | — | 9 | #2,907 |
| 1960 | — | — | 14 | #2,212 |
| 1959 | — | — | 16 | #2,040 |
| 1958 | — | — | 14 | #2,181 |
| 1957 | — | — | 20 | #1,794 |
| 1956 | — | — | 19 | #1,829 |
| 1955 | — | — | 10 | #2,576 |
| 1954 | — | — | 23 | #1,595 |
| 1953 | — | — | 9 | #2,717 |
| 1952 | — | — | 23 | #1,584 |
| 1951 | — | — | 14 | #2,059 |
| 1950 | — | — | 10 | #2,443 |
| 1949 | — | — | 9 | #2,618 |
| 1948 | — | — | 15 | #1,948 |
| 1947 | — | — | 21 | #1,653 |
| 1946 | — | — | 17 | #1,765 |
| 1945 | — | — | 19 | #1,537 |
| 1944 | — | — | 13 | #1,995 |
| 1943 | — | — | 15 | #1,915 |
| 1942 | — | — | 20 | #1,588 |
| 1941 | — | — | 17 | #1,689 |
| 1940 | — | — | 18 | #1,631 |
| 1939 | — | — | 18 | #1,580 |
| 1938 | — | — | 15 | #1,826 |
| 1937 | — | — | 19 | #1,581 |
| 1936 | — | — | 15 | #1,807 |
| 1935 | — | — | 18 | #1,659 |
| 1934 | — | — | 22 | #1,462 |
| 1933 | — | — | 15 | #1,834 |
| 1932 | — | — | 23 | #1,466 |
| 1931 | — | — | 24 | #1,430 |
| 1930 | — | — | 21 | #1,602 |
| 1929 | — | — | 21 | #1,616 |
| 1928 | — | — | 21 | #1,653 |
| 1927 | — | — | 23 | #1,604 |
| 1926 | — | — | 17 | #1,914 |
| 1925 | — | — | 25 | #1,498 |
| 1924 | — | — | 24 | #1,580 |
| 1923 | — | — | 36 | #1,197 |
| 1922 | — | — | 30 | #1,339 |
| 1921 | — | — | 22 | #1,650 |
| 1920 | — | — | 29 | #1,348 |
| 1919 | — | — | 21 | #1,632 |
| 1918 | — | — | 33 | #1,211 |
| 1917 | — | — | 26 | #1,363 |
| 1916 | — | — | 24 | #1,418 |
| 1915 | — | — | 30 | #1,184 |
| 1914 | — | — | 23 | #1,226 |
| 1913 | — | — | 15 | #1,371 |
| 1912 | — | — | 14 | #1,274 |
| 1911 | — | — | 7 | #1,398 |
| 1909 | — | — | 10 | #955 |
| 1908 | — | — | 6 | #1,228 |
| 1906 | — | — | 6 | #1,121 |
| 1902 | — | — | 8 | #867 |
| 1900 | — | — | 6 | #1,175 |
| 1897 | — | — | 7 | #855 |
| 1896 | — | — | 7 | #904 |
| 1893 | — | — | 5 | #1,046 |
| 1892 | — | — | 6 | #963 |
| 1883 | — | — | 6 | #808 |
| 1881 | — | — | 6 | #790 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).