Ashton

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 18% girls / 82% 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 1881 and has been recorded in 125 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 5,436 babies (rank #76 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,976 boys (rank #188). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

106,021

Total babies (all years)

125

Years in the data

5,436

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ashton

Ashton Kutcherfilm actor · b. 1978
Ashton Eatoncombined track and field event athlete · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1881	6	#790
1883	6	#808
1892	6	#963
1893	5	#1,046
1896	7	#904
1897	7	#855
1900	6	#1,175
1902	8	#867
1906	6	#1,121
1908	6	#1,228
1909	10	#955
1911	7	#1,398
1912	14	#1,274
1913	15	#1,371
1914	23	#1,226
1915	30	#1,184
1916	24	#1,418
1917	26	#1,363
1918	33	#1,211
1919	21	#1,632
1920	29	#1,348
1921	22	#1,650
1922	30	#1,339
1923	36	#1,197
1924	24	#1,580
1925	25	#1,498
1926	17	#1,914
1927	23	#1,604
1928	21	#1,653
1929	21	#1,616
1930	21	#1,602
1931	24	#1,430
1932	23	#1,466
1933	15	#1,834
1934	22	#1,462
1935	18	#1,659
1936	15	#1,807
1937	19	#1,581
1938	15	#1,826
1939	18	#1,580
1940	18	#1,632
1941	17	#1,689
1942	20	#1,588
1943	15	#1,914
1944	13	#1,995
1945	19	#1,537
1946	17	#1,765
1947	21	#1,653
1948	15	#1,948
1949	9	#2,618
1950	10	#2,443
1951	14	#2,059
1952	23	#1,584
1953	9	#2,717
1954	23	#1,595
1955	10	#2,577
1956	19	#1,829
1957	20	#1,796
1958	14	#2,181
1959	16	#2,040
1960	14	#2,213
1961	9	#2,907
1962	13	#2,285
1963	7	#3,337
1964	22	#1,702
1965	13	#2,276
1966	13	#2,224
1967	14	#2,147
1968	17	#1,963
1969	23	#1,732
1970	25	#1,747
1971	31	#1,560
1972	19	#2,087
1973	23	#1,878
1974	31	#1,586
1975	31	#1,632
1976	27	#1,830
1977	37	#1,515
1978	36	#1,570
1979	63	#1,129
1980	63	#1,146
1981	78	#1,029
1982	99	#899
1983	121	#794
1984	182	#635
1985	229	#580
1986	260	#550
1987	286	#535
1988	309	#519
1989	533	#403
1990	637	#367
1991	669	#357
1992	583	#393
1993	714	#343
1994	682	#355
1995	808	#324
1996	800	#327
1997	964	#290
1998	1,028	#278
1999	1,065	#278
2000	1,315	#254
2001	1,598	#216
2002	1,853	#200
2003	4,215	#101
2004	5,436	#76
2005	4,069	#107
2006	3,496	#121
2007	3,380	#124
2008	3,517	#122
2009	3,568	#115
2010	3,235	#126
2011	3,548	#109
2012	2,813	#142
2013	2,620	#152
2014	2,819	#143
2015	3,023	#141
2016	3,102	#133
2017	2,955	#138
2018	3,053	#128
2019	3,046	#125
2020	2,712	#136
2021	2,544	#148
2022	2,609	#145
2023	2,341	#156
2024	1,976	#188