Ashton

What Ashton means

Means “ash (tree species) + enclosure, settlement”

From Old English æsc (“ash (tree species)”) + tūn (“enclosure, settlement”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Ashton” (revision 92754121), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ashton?

US: Falling: down from #141 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #171 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2004, when 5,436 boys got the name (#76 that year). First in the US records in 1881.

How common

• About 1 in 948 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,162 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,309 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (3.17 per 1,000 boys), MS (2.86 per 1,000 boys), WV (2.44 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Ashton is #197 in the US and #448 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 95.5% of US babies named Ashton were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ashtyn84 US
• Ashten30 US
• Ashtin22 US
• Ashtynn8 US
• Ashden6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Ashton

Boys

• Carson#124“rock”^*
• Maddox#209Editor’s note Down from #148 in 2015 to #209 in 2025 in the US
• Rohan#810“to ascend”^*
• Landon#127“long + hill”^*
• Jackson#36Editor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records
• Brayden#229Variant of Braden, meaning “descendant of Bradán”^*

For a sister

• Ainsley#483Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #483 vs #2,440 in 2025
• Campbell#617“crooked + mouth”^*
• Rylee#137Variant of Riley, meaning “rye + clearing, meadow”^*
• Avery#37Editor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls
• Riley#48“rye + clearing, meadow”^*
• Reagan#248“descendant of Riagán”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ashton’s. Rank is US 2025.