Is Ashton a boy or girl name?
Ashton is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 114 girls and 1,976 boys were named Ashton, so 5.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 18.5% of the 106,021 US babies named Ashton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #188
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,760
- Babies named Ashton since 1881
- 106,021
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 5,847 babies
Boys and girls named Ashton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 25 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 193 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 248 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 323 | 14 | 4.2% |
| 1980s | 2,160 | 3,610 | 62.6% |
| 1990s | 7,950 | 8,689 | 52.2% |
| 2000s | 32,447 | 4,781 | 12.8% |
| 2010s | 30,214 | 1,840 | 5.7% |
| 2020s | 12,182 | 640 | 5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,976 | #188 | 114 | #1,760 |
| 2023 | 2,341 | #156 | 117 | #1,749 |
| 2022 | 2,609 | #145 | 120 | #1,731 |
| 2021 | 2,544 | #148 | 137 | #1,533 |
| 2020 | 2,712 | #136 | 152 | #1,432 |
| 2019 | 3,046 | #125 | 141 | #1,530 |
| 2018 | 3,053 | #128 | 173 | #1,314 |
| 2017 | 2,955 | #138 | 193 | #1,236 |
| 2016 | 3,102 | #133 | 197 | #1,236 |
| 2015 | 3,023 | #141 | 192 | #1,265 |
| 2014 | 2,819 | #143 | 167 | #1,382 |
| 2013 | 2,620 | #152 | 189 | #1,260 |
| 2012 | 2,813 | #142 | 173 | #1,352 |
| 2011 | 3,548 | #109 | 234 | #1,054 |
| 2010 | 3,235 | #126 | 181 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 3,568 | #115 | 223 | #1,134 |
| 2008 | 3,517 | #122 | 229 | #1,126 |
| 2007 | 3,380 | #124 | 231 | #1,121 |
| 2006 | 3,496 | #121 | 249 | #1,027 |
| 2005 | 4,069 | #107 | 334 | #778 |
| 2004 | 5,436 | #76 | 411 | #666 |
| 2003 | 4,215 | #101 | 631 | #472 |
| 2002 | 1,853 | #200 | 782 | #378 |
| 2001 | 1,598 | #216 | 823 | #361 |
| 2000 | 1,315 | #254 | 868 | #354 |
| 1999 | 1,065 | #278 | 904 | #334 |
| 1998 | 1,028 | #278 | 945 | #316 |
| 1997 | 964 | #290 | 978 | #294 |
| 1996 | 800 | #327 | 895 | #315 |
| 1995 | 808 | #324 | 931 | #296 |
| 1994 | 682 | #355 | 970 | #285 |
| 1993 | 714 | #343 | 792 | #331 |
| 1992 | 583 | #393 | 724 | #356 |
| 1991 | 669 | #357 | 718 | #358 |
| 1990 | 637 | #367 | 832 | #332 |
| 1989 | 533 | #403 | 1,027 | #260 |
| 1988 | 309 | #519 | 629 | #381 |
| 1987 | 286 | #535 | 758 | #320 |
| 1986 | 260 | #550 | 954 | #267 |
| 1985 | 229 | #580 | 129 | #1,118 |
| 1984 | 182 | #635 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1983 | 121 | #794 | 36 | #2,519 |
| 1982 | 99 | #899 | 20 | #3,904 |
| 1981 | 78 | #1,029 | 11 | #5,910 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,146 | 5 | #10,516 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,129 | 7 | #8,112 |
| 1978 | 36 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,830 | 7 | #7,346 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 23 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,276 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,907 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,213 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,040 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 23 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,717 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 23 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,059 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,443 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,765 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,537 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 17 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,807 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,834 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 23 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 24 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 21 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,653 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 24 | #1,580 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 30 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 33 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 10 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 6 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #790 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ashton reached #76 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #260 in 1989. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ashton
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.