Ashton is a distinctive choice, ranked #448 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ashton in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#448
US Rank #197
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ashton in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #188, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Ashton
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, Thom on the CW action-thriller series Nikita, and as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama series Revenge.
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 standard system for RFID and other sensors.
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 Party since 2025.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ashton
Unlikely. With around 86 UK babies named Ashton per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ashton in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ashton is declining: down 108 places since 2020, to #448 in 2025. It peaked at #69 in 2009.
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, Kevin Ashton and Ashton Hurn. Short summaries for each appear below.
Ashton appears in the US top 500 at #188 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
86
UK babies named Ashton (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 108 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
Almost certainly the only Ashton in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Ashton
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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.
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.
Robert Ashton may refer to: Robert de Ashton, military commander under Edward III of England Robert Ashton (historian), British historian Robert Ashton (photographer), Australian photographer and photojournalist Robert C.
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.
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.