Ashten
The Story of Ashten
As a girl name
Ashten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1985, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 70 Ashtens were born — ranking #1,998 that year. As of 2026, Ashten ranks #12,237 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Ashtens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ashten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1989, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 83 Ashtens were born — ranking #1,797 that year. As of 2026, Ashten ranks #4,321 for boys with 24 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 1K Ashtens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ashten
Ashten is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Ashten's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #1,604. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashten'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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