Ashton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning ash tree settlement.
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 |
Ashton by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,435 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 520 American boys born that year was called Ashton.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ashton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ashtynash tree settlement; a modern respelling of Ashton231 in the US (2017)
- Astoneast settlement or eastern town47 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtenash tree settlement; a form of Ashton51 in the US (2017)
- Ashtinash tree settlement; a modern respelling of Ashton42 in the US (2017)
- Ashon12 in the US (2017)
- Ashdon9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ashton
Names that are said the same way as Ashton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ashtynn24 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Ashton, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ashton
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