How Many People Are Named Ashten?
An estimated 2,463 people in the United States have the first name Ashten. It is used for both genders, with 54.2% male. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Ashten peaked in popularity in 2004 with 116 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ashten 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 Ashten paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ashten has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Ashten is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,463
About 1 in 139,161 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
54.2% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2004
116 births
Total Registered
2,511
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ashten
Ashten is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (54.2%) and females (45.8%). Out of 2,511 total births registered, 1,360 were male and 1,151 were female.
Ashten as a male name
Ranked #4,069 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (83 births)
Ashten as a female name
Ranked #12,383 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 1994 (70 births)
Ashten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ashten span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 822 babies were registered. Ashten has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ashten by Decade
How has Ashten 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.
Ashten by State
Birth registrations for Ashten span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Oklahoma, New York, Iowa. On average, about 22 Ashtens were registered per state.
Ashten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ashten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ashten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashten?
We estimate approximately 2,463 people named Ashten 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 139,161 Americans share this first name.
Is Ashten a common name?
Ashten is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,511 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ashten most popular?
Ashten reached peak popularity in 2004, when 116 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ashten is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ashten a male name?
Ashten is predominantly male. 54.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ashten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ashten Smith, Ashten Johnson, Ashten 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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