Ashton - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Ashton \a-sh-ton\ is pronounced ASH-ten. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "ash tree town". Place name used occasionally as a boy's name in England in the 1600s, but now used mainly for girls, perhaps due to the popularity of Ashley.

Ashton has 2 variant forms: Ashten and Ashtyn.

Ashton is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ashton. Click here to compare Ashton with related baby names.