Ashton is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2004 and has grown less common since.
Ashton is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #197 among boys (1,801) and #2,173 among girls (85) — overall #360 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,886 | 1,886 | #2,173 | #197 |
| 2024 | 2,092 | 2,092 | #1,771 | #188 |
| 2023 | 2,461 | 2,461 | #1,751 | #156 |
| 2022 | 2,733 | 2,733 | #1,733 | #145 |
| 2021 | 2,682 | 2,682 | #1,533 | #148 |
| 2020 | 2,864 | 2,864 | #1,433 | #136 |
| 2019 | 3,189 | 3,189 | #1,530 | #125 |
| 2018 | 3,229 | 3,229 | #1,315 | #128 |
| 2017 | 3,149 | 3,149 | #1,233 | #138 |
| 2016 | 3,299 | 3,299 | #1,236 | #133 |
| 2015 | 3,216 | 3,216 | #1,266 | #141 |
| 2014 | 2,986 | 2,986 | #1,382 | #143 |
| 2013 | 2,809 | 2,809 | #1,260 | #152 |
| 2012 | 2,987 | 2,987 | #1,352 | #142 |
| 2011 | 3,782 | 3,782 | #1,054 | #109 |
| 2010 | 3,415 | 3,415 | #1,299 | #127 |
| 2009 | 3,792 | 3,792 | #1,134 | #115 |
| 2008 | 3,747 | 3,747 | #1,126 | #122 |
| 2007 | 3,612 | 3,612 | #1,122 | #124 |
| 2006 | 3,745 | 3,745 | #1,027 | #121 |
| 2005 | 4,403 | 4,408 | #778 | #107 |
| 2004 | 5,847 | 5,847 | #666 | #76 |
| 2003 | 4,846 | 4,846 | #472 | #101 |
| 2002 | 2,635 | 2,635 | #378 | #200 |
| 2001 | 2,421 | 2,421 | #361 | #216 |
| 2000 | 2,183 | 2,183 | #354 | #254 |
| 1999 | 1,969 | 1,969 | #334 | #278 |
| 1998 | 1,973 | 1,973 | #316 | #278 |
| 1997 | 1,942 | — | #294 | #290 |
| 1996 | 1,695 | — | #315 | #327 |
| 1995 | 1,739 | — | #296 | #324 |
| 1994 | 1,652 | — | #285 | #355 |
| 1993 | 1,506 | — | #331 | #343 |
| 1992 | 1,307 | — | #356 | #393 |
| 1991 | 1,387 | — | #358 | #358 |
| 1990 | 1,469 | — | #332 | #367 |
| 1989 | 1,560 | — | #260 | #403 |
| 1988 | 938 | — | #381 | #519 |
| 1987 | 1,044 | — | #320 | #535 |
| 1986 | 1,214 | — | #267 | #550 |
| 1985 | 358 | — | #1,118 | #580 |
| 1984 | 223 | — | #2,342 | #635 |
| 1983 | 157 | — | #2,518 | #795 |
| 1982 | 119 | — | #3,904 | #899 |
| 1981 | 89 | — | #5,911 | #1,029 |
| 1980 | 68 | — | #10,515 | #1,145 |
| 1979 | 70 | — | #8,113 | #1,128 |
| 1978 | 36 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1977 | 37 | — | — | #1,515 |
| 1976 | 34 | — | #7,346 | #1,830 |
| 1975 | 31 | — | — | #1,632 |
| 1974 | 31 | — | — | #1,585 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | — | #1,878 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | — | #2,088 |
| 1971 | 31 | — | — | #1,560 |
| 1970 | 25 | — | — | #1,746 |
| 1969 | 23 | — | — | #1,732 |
| 1968 | 17 | — | — | #1,963 |
| 1967 | 14 | — | — | #2,147 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | — | #2,223 |
| 1965 | 13 | — | — | #2,276 |
| 1964 | 22 | — | — | #1,702 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | — | #3,335 |
| 1962 | 13 | — | — | #2,285 |
| 1961 | 9 | — | — | #2,907 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | — | #2,212 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | — | #2,040 |
| 1958 | 14 | — | — | #2,181 |
| 1957 | 20 | — | — | #1,794 |
| 1956 | 19 | — | — | #1,829 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,576 |
| 1954 | 23 | — | — | #1,595 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | — | #2,717 |
| 1952 | 23 | — | — | #1,584 |
| 1951 | 14 | — | — | #2,059 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | — | #2,443 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,618 |
| 1948 | 15 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1947 | 21 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | — | #1,765 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | — | #1,537 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | — | #1,995 |
| 1943 | 15 | — | — | #1,915 |
| 1942 | 20 | — | — | #1,588 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | — | #1,689 |
| 1940 | 18 | — | — | #1,631 |
| 1939 | 18 | — | — | #1,580 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | — | #1,826 |
| 1937 | 19 | — | — | #1,581 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | — | #1,807 |
| 1935 | 18 | — | — | #1,659 |
| 1934 | 22 | — | — | #1,462 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,834 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | — | #1,466 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | — | #1,430 |
| 1930 | 21 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1929 | 21 | — | — | #1,616 |
| 1928 | 21 | — | — | #1,653 |
| 1927 | 23 | — | — | #1,604 |
| 1926 | 17 | — | — | #1,914 |
| 1925 | 25 | — | — | #1,498 |
| 1924 | 24 | — | — | #1,580 |
| 1923 | 36 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1922 | 30 | — | — | #1,339 |
| 1921 | 22 | — | — | #1,650 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1919 | 21 | — | — | #1,632 |
| 1918 | 33 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1917 | 26 | — | — | #1,363 |
| 1916 | 24 | — | — | #1,418 |
| 1915 | 30 | — | — | #1,184 |
| 1914 | 23 | — | — | #1,226 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | — | #1,371 |
| 1912 | 14 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,398 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | — | #955 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,228 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | — | #1,121 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | — | #867 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #855 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #904 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,046 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #963 |
| 1883 | 6 | — | — | #808 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #790 |