How Many People Are Named Ashton White?
There are approximately 221 people named Ashton White living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,550,925 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ashton with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname White. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
221
1 in 1,550,925 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Ashton: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ashton. The peak year was 2004 with 5,847 births. The average person named Ashton today is 19 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Ashton
In the 2020 Census, the first name Ashton was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (66.46%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (16.11%) and Hispanic (7.99%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ashton in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ashton rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the White Surname
The surname White was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname White in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Ashton" has an estimated frequency of 0.0302% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "White" appears at a rate of 213.05 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ashton are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 221 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Ashton White: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Ashton White?
We estimate approximately 221 people named Ashton White are alive in the United States today. The first name Ashton is shared by 103,669 Americans, and the surname White is shared by 730,233.
How rare is the name Ashton White?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,550,925 Americans. The first name Ashton is common and the surname White is very common.
Is Ashton a male or female name?
Ashton is predominantly male, with 81.5% of bearers being male and 18.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 2004 and the average bearer today is 19 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Ashton?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Ashton was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (66.46%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (16.11%) and Hispanic (7.99%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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