Eshton
Eshton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 70. It is in the Yorkshire Dales and about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Grassington.
Meaning & Origin of Eshton
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Eshton is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Flasby with Winterburn. In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population to be 70. It is in the Yorkshire Dales and about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Grassington.
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The Story of Eshton
The earliest SSA record of Eshton as a baby boy name dates back to 2002, when 5 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Eshton — #10,667 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Eshton on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Eshton last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Eshton
Eshton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Eshton's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #10,667. Use the chart and map above to compare Eshton'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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