NameTides

Ashton

Ashton was the #197 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,801 babies), and #448 in England & Wales and #331 in Canada.

Ashton as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
  • VIC
Ashton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USScotlandCanadaNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesIreland
Ashton as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSW, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSWVIC
2025#197 (1,801)#448 (86)#262 (15)#395 (3)#509 (6)#331 (100)——
2024#188 (1,978)#398 (102)#246 (16)#305 (5)#655 (4)#254 (128)——
2023#156 (2,344)#361 (116)#203 (21)—#472 (7)#198 (163)——
2022#145 (2,613)#308 (146)#243 (16)#264 (7)#572 (5)#196 (179)#93 (97)—
2021#148 (2,545)#370 (122)#186 (25)#266 (7)#414 (8)#190 (194)#92 (102)—
2020#136 (2,712)#340 (132)#278 (14)#304 (5)#402 (9)#191 (183)#72 (120)#96 (75)
2019#125 (3,048)#257 (192)#204 (23)#274 (6)#370 (10)#152 (246)#57 (155)#97 (83)
2018#128 (3,056)#232 (221)#217 (21)—#291 (15)#159 (237)#51 (170)#97 (70)
2017#138 (2,955)#198 (271)#170 (34)#279 (6)#547 (5)#149 (261)#55 (166)#80 (82)
2016#133 (3,102)#174 (327)#175 (33)#207 (10)#389 (9)#144 (272)#47 (182)#96 (70)
2015#141 (3,024)#171 (343)#154 (37)#237 (8)#308 (14)#168 (228)#46 (187)#73 (83)
2014#143 (2,819)#144 (392)#211 (24)#281 (6)#302 (15)#169 (223)#57 (174)#79 (82)
2013#152 (2,620)#149 (397)#203 (24)#200 (11)#317 (13)#165 (222)#58 (169)#93 (75)
2012#142 (2,814)#111 (566)#144 (42)#191 (11)#221 (26)#155 (249)#77 (134)#84 (85)
2011#109 (3,548)#87 (727)#132 (48)#118 (24)#280 (17)#110 (365)#55 (175)#78 (88)

Ashton as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ashton as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020US
Ashton as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,173 (85)—————
2024#1,771 (114)————#2,975 (6)
2023#1,750 (117)—————
2022#1,731 (120)————#2,835 (6)
2021#1,532 (137)————#2,616 (7)
2020#1,432 (152)————#2,873 (6)
2019#1,528 (141)————#2,610 (7)
2018#1,313 (173)————#2,587 (7)
2017#1,233 (194)————#2,609 (7)
2016#1,236 (197)————#2,595 (7)
2015#1,266 (192)#4,736 (4)———#2,891 (6)
2014#1,382 (167)—#802 (3)——#2,026 (10)
2013#1,260 (189)————#2,595 (7)
2012#1,351 (173)#3,285 (7)———#2,601 (7)
2011#1,054 (234)#4,764 (4)———#1,426 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #76.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.

How common is it?

about 1 in 950 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 950common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,300uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,600uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ashton is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 1,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 900 to 1 in 1,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ashton by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #255WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: #157NHWashington: #321WAIdaho: #214IDMontana: #201MTNorth Dakota: #226NDMinnesota: #287MNIllinois: #178ILMichigan: #128MINew York: #181NYMassachusetts: #238MAOregon: #263ORNevada: #187NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #221SDIowa: #276IAIndiana: #236INOhio: #182OHPennsylvania: #181PANew Jersey: #263NJConnecticut: #187CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #289CAUtah: #316UTColorado: #221CONebraska: #244NEMissouri: #238MOKentucky: #153KYWest Virginia: #127WVVirginia: #172VAMaryland: #168MDDelaware: #203DEArizona: #376AZNew Mexico: #360NMKansas: #175KSArkansas: #247ARTennessee: #189TNNorth Carolina: #170NCSouth Carolina: #115SCDistrict of Columbia: #107DCOklahoma: #252OKLouisiana: #132LAMississippi: #86MSAlabama: #145ALGeorgia: #94GAHawaii: #214HITexas: #261TXFlorida: #157FL
Ashton (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#18671

Ashton (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AshtonCanadaGirls—too few
AshtonCanadaBoys#331100
AshtonEngland & WalesGirls—too few
AshtonEngland & WalesBoys#44886
AshtonIrelandGirls—too few
AshtonIrelandBoys#5096
AshtonNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AshtonNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
AshtonNSWBoys—too few
AshtonScotlandGirls—too few
AshtonScotlandBoys#26215
AshtonUSGirls#2,17385
AshtonUSBoys#1971,801
AshtonVICBoys—too few