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Ashton

/ˈæʃtən/ · 18% girls, 82% boys · 1,886 born in 2025

Ashton has been given to about 107,927 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈæʃtən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 103,201
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ashton per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 5,847
  • Born in 20251,886
  • All time107,927
  • England & Wales, 202586

How popular is Ashton?

Its best year was 2004, when 5,847 babies were given the name, ranking 666th. The typical living American called Ashton is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.

Names that sound like Ashton

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kashton0.89
  2. Alton0.75
  3. Anton0.75
  4. Afton0.75
  5. Axton0.75
  6. Gaston0.75
  7. Ashtyn0.74
  8. Easton0.70

Middle names for Ashton

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ashton Eve0.80
  2. Ashton Elizabeth0.78
  3. Ashton Catherine0.78
  4. Ashton Marie0.77
  5. Ashton Grace0.77
  6. Ashton Jane0.77

Sibling names for Ashton

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Maxwellbrother · 0.99
  2. Jadesister · 0.99
  3. Kyliesister · 0.98
  4. Mayasister · 0.98
  5. Emmanuelbrother · 0.98
  6. Kalebbrother · 0.98

Where Ashton is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.18%
  2. Mississippi0.16%
  3. West Virginia0.13%
  4. South Carolina0.13%
  5. Georgia0.12%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ashton White0.72
  2. Ashton Reyes0.72
  3. Ashton Lee0.72
  4. Ashton Hill0.72
  5. Ashton Hall0.72
  6. Ashton Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ashton

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ashton across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.