Nashton
The Riddler is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in Detective Comics #140 in October 1948. He is one of the most enduring enemies of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.
Meaning & Origin of Nashton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Riddler is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in Detective Comics #140 in October 1948. He is one of the most enduring enemies of the superhero Batman and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery.
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The Story of Nashton
Nashton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 28 Nashtons were born — ranking #3,879 that year. As of 2026, Nashton ranks #4,152 for baby boys with 26 births, rising sharply (+70% over the past five years). In total, more than 284 Nashtons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nashton
Nashton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 284 births in the dataset. Nashton's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,879. Use the chart and map above to compare Nashton'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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