Ashton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning ash tree settlement.
Babies a year
3,129
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#197
down from #188
UK popularity
#448
86 babies · down from #398
How Ashton has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #141 |
| 2016 | #133 |
| 2017 | #138 |
| 2018 | #128 |
| 2019 | #125 |
| 2020 | #136 |
| 2021 | #148 |
| 2022 | #146 |
| 2023 | #156 |
| 2024 | #188 |
| 2025 | #197 |
In 2025, 86 babies in England and Wales were named Ashton. In the US, 3,129 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 5,435 in 2004.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ashton was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.19% of American babies of that sex.
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