Boy name · Old English
Ashton
Name meaning, origin and popularity
: ash tree townAshton is a boy's name that comes from Old English and means "ash tree town". It is used in English.
- Meaning
- Ash tree town
- Origin
- Old English
- Gender
- Boy
- US rank
- #197 in 2025
Meaning and origin of Ashton
As a boy's name, Ashton comes from Old English and means "ash tree town". It is used in English.
Ashton is also a surname: the 2,981st most common in the 2020 US Census, held by 11,812 people. See the most common last names.
Its meaning puts Ashton on our nature names list.
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“Old English for ash tree town”
From Plant names, plant names for boys
How popular is Ashton?
- US rank in 2025
- #197
- 1,801 babies, 1,054 per million boys
- Best rank
- #76 in 2004
- 5,436 babies that year
- Babies since 1881
- At least 88,267
- Years with under 5 are not listed
| 1880s | 11 per million |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 22 per million |
| 1900s | 27 per million |
| 1910s | 29 per million |
| 1920s | 23 per million |
| 1930s | 18 per million |
| 1940s | 11 per million |
| 1950s | 8 per million |
| 1960s | 8 per million |
| 1970s | 20 per million |
| 1980s | 117 per million |
| 1990s | 408 per million |
| 2000s | 1,626 per million |
| 2010s | 1,607 per million |
| 2020s | 1,350 per million |
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #133 | #138 | #128 | #125 | #136 | #148 | #145 | #156 | #188 | #197 |
Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 1880 to 2025, as published in 2026. Each spelling is counted separately, a name given to fewer than 5 babies of one sex in a year is left out, and few people born before 1937 have records, which is why the chart shows babies per million rather than raw counts.
Names spelled like Ashton
One or two letters apart, but from a different root: they look alike without sharing a meaning.
- AltonTown at a river's source (Old English, boy)
- AshokWithout sorrow (Sanskrit, boy)
- AyrtonSettlement on the River Aire (English, boy)
Names with a similar meaning
- LauraLaurel tree (Latin, girl)
- OliviaOlive tree (Latin, girl)
- OliverOlive tree (Latin, boy)
- AdrienneFrom Hadria, a Roman town (Latin, girl)
- DaphneLaurel tree (Greek, girl)
- HadassahMyrtle tree (Hebrew, girl)
- IlanTree (Hebrew, boy)
- LindenLime tree (Old English, unisex)
- OliveTree of peace (Latin, girl)
- OlivierOlive tree (Latin, boy)
- YvonneYew tree (Germanic, girl)
- AinhoaFrom a Basque town with a famous image of the Virgin Mary (Basque, girl)
- AlaniPossibly from Hawaiian ʻalani, orange tree or fruit (Hawaiian, girl)
- AlonOak tree (Hebrew, boy)
- AlonaOak tree (Hebrew, girl)
Middle names for Ashton
Picked from our middle-name lists with a different first letter and a shorter length, so the full name flows.
More boy names from Old English
- EdgarWealthy spear (Old English, boy)
- AlfredElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- StormTempest (Old English, unisex)
- AlfredoElf counsel (Old English, boy)
- EduardoRich guardian (Old English, boy)
- GrahamFrom a surname from the place name Grantham, probably gravelly homestead (Old English, boy)
- HarperHarp player (Old English, unisex)
- KnoxRound hill (Old English, boy)
- LindsayLincoln island (Old English, unisex)
- OsmundGod protector (Old English, boy)
- OswaldPower of a god (Old English, boy)
- ReidRed-haired (Old English, boy)
- RutherfordCattle ford (Old English, boy)
- StewartSteward (Old English, boy)
- SundayDay of the sun (Old English, unisex)
- AelfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
- ÆlfricElf ruler (Old English, boy)
Ashton: common questions
What does the name Ashton mean?
Ashton comes from Old English and means "ash tree town".
Is Ashton a boy or girl name?
Ashton is mainly a boy's name. In 2025, 85 girls and 1,801 boys in the US were named Ashton, according to Social Security Administration data.
Where does the name Ashton come from?
Ashton comes from Old English and means "ash tree town". Today it is used in English.
How popular is the name Ashton?
Ashton ranked #197 in the US in 2025, with 1,801 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.
What names are similar to Ashton?
Names spelled like Ashton include Alton, Ashok and Ayrton.
What middle names go with Ashton?
Middle names that flow well with Ashton include Beau, Dale, Dean, Luke and Mark. A different first letter and a contrasting length usually sound best.