Ashton

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ashton is a male name of English origin. It is derived from the surname, itself a place name meaning "ash tree town". The name is in use for both boys and girls in the United States. Ashton was used far more often for American females from 1986 until 1997.

From Wikipedia

Ashton first appears in the data in 2004 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 892 babies (rank #57 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ashton

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ashton yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

6,214
Total babies (all years)
19
Years in the data
892
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
2004203#67
2005206#71
2006143#66
2007168#58
2008269#59
2009260#62
2010239#71
2011263#62
2012219#78
2013244#69
2014304#62
2015892#57
2016872#59
2017396#61
2018383#61
2019476#63
2020278#77
2021207#75
2022189#79