Ashton

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Primarily a boy's name · 93% 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 504 babies (rank #70 that year). In 2024 it was given to 128 boys (rank #253). 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.

8,303
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
504
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
199169#349
199269#359
199383#315
199490#274
1995102#280
1996107#254
1997112#248
1998112#247
1999109#243
2000137#198
2001203#157
2002202#149
2003431#81
2004504#70
2005439#81
2006366#93
2007383#97
2008377#100
2009333#114
2010319#126
2011365#110
2012249#157
2013223#166
2014225#168
2015233#165
2016271#144
2017261#148
2018237#159
2019246#153
2020183#192
2021193#190
2022176#199
2023163#199
2024128#253