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 | — | — | ||
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| 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 | |
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| 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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#433 · 1 in 3,490
- Texas#1,196 · 1 in 24,663
- California#1,246 · 1 in 29,955
Best ever in a state: #23 in North Dakota, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Louisiana | #433 | 10 | 1 in 3,490 |
| Texas | #1,196 | 5 | 1 in 24,663 |
| California | #1,246 | 6 | 1 in 29,955 |
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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 1979
Top girls' names in 1979
Top boys' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 229,324 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 32.7% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 27,326 of them was named Ashton, which outranked 84.0% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,116Kimberly64
- #1,116Michale64
- #1,116Tobin64
- #1,128Ashton63
- #1,128Connor63
- #1,128Corbin63
- #1,128Hayden63
- #1,137Anson62
- #1,137Brandan62
- #1,137Dax62
Tied with 8 names at #1,128; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.