Ashton

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Origin and meaning of Ashton

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 94% (23,412 births)

Girls - 6% (1,511 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: English
Meaning:: Ash tree settlement
More info:: This is a locational surname derived from the Old English elements "aesc" (ash tree) and "tun" (settlement, town).

American actor Ashton Kutcher has added to the popularity of the name.

Pronunciation:: ASH tun

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Popularity:: Ranks 235th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Ashton (Source: US SSA)

Rank

Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1881 Ashton was chosen 71,141 times as a name, 17,665 times for girls and 53,476 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	235	1,354	141	171	2,792
2011	176	1,050	109	233	3,512
2010	207	1,302	126	179	3,204
2009	191	1,140	116	221	3,543
2008	200	1,128	122	228	3,502
2007	214	1,124	124	230	3,374
2006	209	1,025	121	249	3,485
2005	176	778	107	334	4,057
2004	117	665	76	410	5,425
2003	155	471	101	628	4,215
2002	286	379	200	781	1,853
2001	300	361	216	823	1,597
2000	332	353	254	868	1,314
1999	342	334	276	904	1,065
1998	335	317	278	943	1,028
1997	335	294	290	978	964
1996	371	315	327	895	800
1995	357	296	324	931	808
1994	367	285	355	969	682
1993	405	331	343	793	713
1992	453	355	392	724	582
1991	435	358	359	719	666
1990	413	332	365	831	639
1989	369	261	403	1,027	532
1988	527	381	519	629	309
1987	473	319	535	759	286
1986	421	267	548	953	261
1985	1,001	1,117	579	129	229
1984	1,287	2,384	634	40	182
1983	1,581	2,518	794	36	121
1982	1,911	3,903	898	20	99
1981	2,224	5,905	1,008	11	81
1980	2,670	10,503	1,141	5	63
1979	2,592	8,100	1,137	7	62
1978	3,828	-	1,568	-	36
1977	3,736	-	1,513	-	37
1976	3,794	7,340	1,825	7	27
1975	3,981	-	1,630	-	31
1974	3,841	-	1,585	-	31
1973	4,573	-	1,876	-	23
1972	4,907	-	2,019	-	20
1971	3,882	-	1,595	-	30
1970	4,396	-	1,798	-	24
1969	4,253	-	1,727	-	23
1968	4,522	-	1,840	-	19
1967	5,274	-	2,147	-	14
1966	5,177	-	2,139	-	14
1965	5,414	-	2,273	-	13
1964	4,126	-	1,702	-	22
1963	7,896	-	3,326	-	7
1962	5,482	-	2,287	-	13
1961	6,812	-	2,897	-	9
1960	5,158	-	2,212	-	14
1959	4,667	-	2,042	-	16
1958	4,991	-	2,176	-	14
1957	4,085	-	1,792	-	20
1956	4,316	-	1,885	-	18
1955	5,865	-	2,587	-	10
1954	3,624	-	1,593	-	23
1953	6,133	-	2,711	-	9
1952	3,504	-	1,585	-	23
1951	4,533	-	2,051	-	14
1950	5,421	-	2,438	-	10
1949	5,725	-	2,619	-	9
1948	4,229	-	1,948	-	15
1947	3,562	-	1,652	-	21
1946	3,675	-	1,691	-	18
1945	3,258	-	1,537	-	19
1944	4,190	-	1,993	-	13
1943	4,115	-	1,987	-	14
1942	3,287	-	1,588	-	20
1941	3,471	-	1,688	-	17
1940	3,304	-	1,630	-	18
1939	3,253	-	1,581	-	18
1938	3,664	-	1,826	-	15
1937	3,153	-	1,579	-	19
1936	3,574	-	1,807	-	15
1935	3,278	-	1,660	-	18
1934	2,892	-	1,460	-	22
1933	3,771	-	1,910	-	14
1932	2,883	-	1,466	-	23
1931	2,788	-	1,430	-	24
1930	3,118	-	1,600	-	21
1929	3,178	-	1,616	-	21
1928	3,263	-	1,653	-	21
1927	3,173	-	1,601	-	23
1926	3,795	-	1,916	-	17
1925	3,018	-	1,497	-	25
1924	3,174	-	1,577	-	24
1923	2,392	-	1,196	-	36
1922	2,723	-	1,340	-	30
1921	3,339	-	1,651	-	22
1920	2,730	-	1,350	-	29
1919	3,240	-	1,632	-	21
1918	2,424	-	1,211	-	33
1917	2,711	-	1,363	-	26
1916	2,815	-	1,418	-	24
1915	2,384	-	1,184	-	30
1914	2,415	-	1,226	-	23
1913	2,750	-	1,371	-	15
1912	2,612	-	1,275	-	14
1911	3,093	-	1,398	-	7
1910	-	-	-	-	-
1909	2,203	-	955	-	10
1908	2,841	-	1,228	-	6
1907	-	-	-	-	-
1906	2,659	-	1,120	-	6
1905	-	-	-	-	-
1904	-	-	-	-	-
1903	-	-	-	-	-
1902	2,064	-	867	-	8
1901	-	-	-	-	-
1900	2,680	-	1,175	-	6
1899	-	-	-	-	-
1898	-	-	-	-	-
1897	2,000	-	855	-	7
1896	2,063	-	904	-	7
1895	-	-	-	-	-
1894	-	-	-	-	-
1893	2,325	-	1,047	-	5
1892	2,105	-	963	-	6
1891	-	-	-	-	-
1890	-	-	-	-	-
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1884	-	-	-	-	-
1883	1,558	-	808	-	6
1882	-	-	-	-	-
1881	1,466	-	790	-	6
1880	-	-	-	-	-

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	1512	-	799
1890-99	2123	-	942
1900-09	2561	-	1098
1910-19	2651	-	1306
1920-29	3067	-	1531
1930-39	3236	-	1638
1940-49	3677	-	1746
1950-59	4719	-	2091
1960-64	6337	-	2681
1965-69	5097	-	2100
1970-74	4440	-	1822
1975-79	3835	7340	1634
1980-84	2097	5707	960
1985-89	606	521	545
1990-94	427	344	365
1995-99	350	306	305
2000	332	353	254
2001	300	361	216
2002	286	379	200
2003	155	471	101
2004	117	665	76
2005	176	778	107
2006	209	1025	121
2007	214	1124	124
2008	200	1128	122
2009	191	1140	116
2010	207	1302	126
2011	176	1050	109
2012	235	1354	141

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Meaning of Ashton: This is a locational surname derived from the Old English elements "aesc" (ash tree) and "tun" (settlement, town)

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