Unisex — 19% girls#338 of boy names
Ashton
Pronounced AE1 SH T AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2004
- 144 years in use
How popular is Ashton?
Ashton is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 106,026 children — the 338th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2004, when 5,436 children were given it.
Roughly 19% of children named Ashton are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AE1 SH T AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Ashton
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Ashton
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Ashton?
- Ashton ranks 338th among boys' names in US records, with 106,026 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 27,361.
- Is Ashton a unisex name?
- Yes. About 19% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Ashton most popular?
- 2004, when 5,436 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.