How Many People Are Named Ashton?
people named Ashton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,237 people in the US has this name
Based on 107,927 babies named Ashton in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,847 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ashton, 18.3% were girls and 81.7% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 4.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ashton alive today is about 18 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 24 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ashton first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 2004, to 5,847 babies. In 2025, 1,886 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ashton never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #76, in 2004, and it was in the top 100 in 2004. In 2025 it ranked #197. Among girls, its best rank was #260, in 1989.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #197 | #2,173 |
| Best rank | #76 (2004) | #260 (1989) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (2004 to 2004) | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #126 in the 2000s | #319 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ashton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ashton were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10,277 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ashton was given 2.7 times as often in Mississippi, 2.5 times in Louisiana and 2 times in Alabama.
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