Ashtan
The Story of Ashtan
As a girl name
Ashtan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1987, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 10 Ashtans were born — ranking #8,334 that year. As of 2026, Ashtan ranks #16,991 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 119 Ashtans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ashtan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 14 Ashtans were born — ranking #5,578 that year. As of 2026, Ashtan ranks #9,707 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 131 Ashtans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ashtan
Ashtan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 131 births in the dataset. Ashtan's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #5,578. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashtan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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