How Many People Are Named Ashford?
An estimated 411 people in the United States have the first name Ashford. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Ashford peaked in popularity in 1988 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ashford as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ashford paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
411
About 1 in 833,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1988
18 births
Total Registered
493
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ashford
Ashford is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 493 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ashford as a male name
Ranked #7,271 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (18 births)
Ashford: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ashford span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 130 babies were registered. While Ashford is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ashford by Decade
How has Ashford tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ashford by State
Ashford + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ashford as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ashford: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashford?
We estimate approximately 411 people named Ashford are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 833,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Ashford a common name?
Ashford is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 493 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ashford most popular?
Ashford reached peak popularity in 1988, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ashford is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ashford a male name?
Ashford is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ashford Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ashford Smith, Ashford Johnson, Ashford Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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