Ashton is a distinctive choice, ranked #398 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ashton in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#398
US Rank #188
About the Name Ashton
Ashton is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 58 places over five years. Its high point was #144 in 2014, and it now sits at #398. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ashton is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #188, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ashton
Unlikely. With around 102 UK babies named Ashton per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ashton in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ashton has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 58 places in the last five years. Its peak was #144 in 2014. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Ashton is more popular in the US (#188) than in the UK (#398). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Ashton include: Ashton Holmes — Ashton Holmes is an American actor, best known for the role of Jack Stall in A History of Violence, Private Sidney Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific,...; Kevin Ashton — Kevin Ashton is a British technology pioneer who cofounded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which created a global...; Ashton Hurn — Ashton Morgan Hurn is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition in South Australia and the leader of the South Australian Liberal....
Ashton appears in the US top 500 at #188 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
102
UK babies named Ashton (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 58 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ashton
Likely around 1 other Ashton in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Ashton Holmes is an American actor, best known for the role of Jack Stall in A History of Violence, Private Sidney Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Thom on the CW action-thriller series Nikita, and as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama series Revenge.
Kevin Ashton is a British technology pioneer who cofounded the Auto-ID Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which created a global standard system for RFID and other sensors. He is known for coining the term "the Internet of Things" to describe a system where the Internet is connected to the physical world via ubiquitous sensors.
Ashton Morgan Hurn is an Australian politician who has served as the leader of the Opposition in South Australia and the leader of the South Australian Liberal Party since 2025. She has been the member of the House of Assembly (MP) for the district of Schubert since 2022.
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Mark Christian Ashton19 May 1960 –11 February 1987) was a British gay rights activist and co-founder of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) support group. He was a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and general secretary of the Young Communist League.
Ashton Lambie is an American track cyclist known for being the first person to complete an individual pursuit in under 4 minutes, and for his moustache.
Ashton Jeanty is an American professional football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). An All-American playing college football for the Boise State Broncos, he won the Maxwell and Doak Walker Awards and was the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2024 after leading the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in rushing yards and touchdowns.
Ashton Baumann is a Canadian competition swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke. Baumann competed for Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 m breaststroke.