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Ashton name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ashton ranks #197 in male records (1,801 reported) and #2,173 in female records (85 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#2,173 · 85 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 29 female records (114 to 85); rank moved from #1,771 to #2,173.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 52 female records (137 to 85); rank moved from #1,533 to #2,173.
2025 male rank and count
#197 · 1,801 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 177 male records (1,978 to 1,801); rank moved from #188 to #197.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 744 male records (2,545 to 1,801); rank moved from #148 to #197.
Peak year in available data
2016: 3,102 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Ashton becoming more popular?

Ashton's reported male count decreased by 177 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #188 to #197. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Ashton in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AshtonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,1020201620252016: 197 female records2017: 194 female records2018: 173 female records2019: 141 female records2020: 152 female records2021: 137 female records2022: 120 female records2023: 117 female records2024: 114 female records2025: 85 female records2016: 3,102 male records2017: 2,955 male records2018: 3,056 male records2019: 3,048 male records2020: 2,712 male records2021: 2,545 male records2022: 2,613 male records2023: 2,344 male records2024: 1,978 male records2025: 1,801 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025852,1731,801197
20241141,7711,978188
20231171,7512,344156
20221201,7332,613145
20211371,5332,545148
20201521,4332,712136
20191411,5303,048125
20181731,3153,056128
20171941,2332,955138
20161971,2363,102133

Questions about Ashton’s popularity

How common is Ashton in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ashton ranks #197 in male records (1,801 reported) and #2,173 in female records (85 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Ashton?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Ashton only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Ashton creates a match.

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