Ashton

Meaning: Settlement near ash trees
Origin: Old English

Girl's name · #2173 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

5% girls · 95% boys — About 95% of babies named Ashton in recent years have been boys. Ashton →

Popularity over time

Ashton reached its best rank, #260, in 1989 and ranked #2173 in 2025. In a single year its births jumped from about 130 in 1985 to 950 in 1986 — the year after North and South introduced Ashton Main, with its sequel airing in 1986.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 11 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,530 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ashtons

Ashton Bell — Canadian ice hockey player
Ashton Locklear — American artistic gymnast
Ashton Shepherd — American country music singer-songwriter
Ashton Clemmons — American politician
Ashton Applewhite — American activist (born 1952)

What Ashtons become

Among 181 notable people named Ashton:

Sports figures appear 2.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ashton Bell, Canadian ice hockey player.

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