Ashton

“Settlement near ash trees” — Old English origin

Boy's name · #197 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Ashton's best rank, #76, came in 2004; it has settled back to #197 today. Roughly 88,000 boys have been named Ashton since 1881. A popular twin pairing with Ashton is Aiden for a boy.

Around the world: about 1 in 690 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,300 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ashtons

Ashton Kutcher — American actor
Ashton Eaton — American decathlete
Ashton Sanders — American actor
Ashton Holmes — American actor
Ashton Irwin — Australian drummer

What Ashtons become

Among 181 notable people named Ashton:

Sports figures appear 2.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ashton Eaton, American decathlete.

Similar names: Aston · Hayden · Asher · Riley · Easton · Peyton

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