Ashton
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Ashton
The recent ascent of this English surname is due to two things: the megapopular Ash beginning and TV/movie hottie Ashton Kutcher. The name peaked at Number 76 in 2004, a year after Ashton Kutcher's (both Christopher Ashton) hit TV show Punk'd made its debut.
Ashton for girls#2173 US
Hot star Ashton Kutcher is pushing this unisex choice toward the boys' camp, but its variation Ashtyn is on the rise.
Pronounced ASH-tun.
As of October 2026, Ashton ranked #197 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #76 in 2004, Nameberry popularity #570.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #143 | 2,819 | #1,382 | 167 |
| 2015 | #141 | 3,023 | #1,265 | 192 |
| 2016 | #133 | 3,102 | #1,236 | 197 |
| 2017 | #138 | 2,955 | #1,236 | 193 |
| 2018 | #128 | 3,053 | #1,314 | 173 |
| 2019 | #125 | 3,046 | #1,530 | 141 |
| 2020 | #136 | 2,712 | #1,432 | 152 |
| 2021 | #148 | 2,544 | #1,533 | 137 |
| 2022 | #145 | 2,609 | #1,731 | 120 |
| 2023 | #156 | 2,341 | #1,749 | 117 |
| 2024 | #188 | 1,976 | #1,760 | 114 |
| 2025 | #197 | 1,801 | #2,173 | 85 |
World rankings
Ashton for boys
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- Ashton P. StevensBoy
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Ashton in pop culture
- AshtonBoy
a volcano on TV's "Luna Petunia"
- Ashton MainGirl
character (played by Terri Garber) from the 1985 miniseries "North and South"
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character in the book, "One of Us Is Lying".