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♀ Ashton (girl)
What does Ashton mean?
Ashton ▼ as a girls' name (also used more widely as boys' name Ashton) is pronounced ASH-ten. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Ashton 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.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, england
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ASHLEY Ashely▼, Ashla, Ashlan, Ashlay, Ashle, Ashlea, Ashlee▼, Ashlei, Ashlen, Ashli▼, Ashlie▼, Ashly▼, Ashlye
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ashton Kinley (A.K.), ..
How popular is Ashton?
Ashton is a very popular first name for women (#1681 out of 4276, Top 39%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#2830 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ashton entered the list in 1980-1989 and reached its peak position of #285 in the U.S. in the year 1994, and is currently at #1314. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Ashely, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashlei, Ashley (#129 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Ashli, Ashlie, Ashly, Ashten and Ashtyn (#1348) are the prominent alternative forms of Ashton (#1314) rated in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Ashla, are uncommon. These forms of Ashton were favored by parents in 1991 (MEDIAN #876) and have become much less common since (#1708, ▼94%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Adison▼, Adyson▼, Aeron, Affton, Afton, Agafon, Alison▼, Alyson, Aniston, Asha▲, Ashah, Ashbea (see Ashby), Ashbie, Ashby, Ashia, Ashiah, Ashira, Ashleen, Ashlin, Ashling, Ashlinn, Ashlyn▼, Ashlynn, Ashni, Ashra, Aspen▲, Asta, Asti, Aston, Astra, Astri, Auron, Austin, Austyn▲, Avalon, Briton, Bryton, Paxton, Payton and Peyton. These names tend to be less frequently used than Ashton.
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