Ashton Boy
How popular is Ashton?
#197 boy name in 2025
1,801 baby boys were named Ashton in the US in 2025, making it the 197th most popular boy name. Another 85 girls got the name (#2,173 for girls).
Ashton popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #197 for boys (▼ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,801 boys, 85 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-40% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #141 in 2015, #136 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (5,436 boys) |
| Highest rank | #76 in 2004 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ashton counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ashton family of names ranked #207 for boys in 2025 (#196 the year before), with 1,853 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ashton is most popular
Babies named Ashton per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 4.0 per 1,000 (229 boys)
- West Virginia: 2.8 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- District of Columbia: 2.8 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Louisiana: 2.6 per 1,000 (266 boys)
- Georgia: 2.5 per 1,000 (627 boys)
Ashton by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | #780 |
| 1890s | 25 | #851 |
| 1900s | 36 | #861 |
| 1910s | 193 | #1,181 |
| 1920s | 248 | #1,194 |
| 1930s | 190 | #1,427 |
| 1940s | 164 | #1,535 |
| 1950s | 158 | #1,581 |
| 1960s | 145 | #1,699 |
| 1970s | 323 | #1,128 |
| 1980s | 2,160 | #403 |
| 1990s | 7,950 | #278 |
| 2000s | 32,450 | #76 |
| 2010s | 30,220 | #109 |
| 2020s | 13,993 | #136 |
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Questions
- Is Ashton a boy or girl name?
- Ashton is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Ashton were boys.
- How popular is the name Ashton?
- 1,801 baby boys were named Ashton in the US in 2025, making it the 197th most popular boy name. Another 85 girls got the name (#2,173 for girls).
- When was Ashton most popular?
- Ashton peaked in 2004, when 5,436 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #76 in 2004.
- How many people are named Ashton?
- 107,927 babies have been named Ashton in the US since 1880. We estimate about 105,715 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Ashton most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ashton was most common in Mississippi, at 4.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.