Ayrton

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning settlement by the river Ayr.

Babies a year
29
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1035
29 babies

Ayrton by the numbers

In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Ayrton. In the US, 32 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 England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 46 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ayrton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ayron10 in the US (2017)
  • Ayston5 in the US (2017)
  • Aaronmountain of strength; exalted7,185 in the US (2017)
  • Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
  • Axtonstone of the sword-maker; place name used as given name414 in the US (2017)
  • Antonworthy of praise; flourishing203 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ayrton

Names that are said the same way as Ayrton, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Artin14 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arteen5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a river

Like Ayrton, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
  • Wadeto go or ford across water899 in the US (2017)
  • Trentonsettlement of the trent river673 in the US (2017)
  • Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
  • Zairethe river; from Congo River name349 in the US (2017)
  • Clydefrom the river Clyde344 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ayrton

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