Gender
Origin
- English
- east town; ash tree settlement
Pronunciation
a-ston, as-ton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1089, 178 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1852, 85 births)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #8597, 12 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10917, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | 8 |
| 2024 | 109 | 7 |
| 2023 | 141 | 11 |
| 2022 | 123 | 9 |
| 2021 | 134 | 11 |
| 2020 | 121 | 8 |
| 2019 | 133 | 12 |
| 2018 | 128 | 7 |
| 2017 | 142 | 5 |
| 2016 | 160 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #181, 298 births); most recent 2025 (rank #736, 47 births)
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #1687, 10 births); most recent 2006 (rank #5051, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | – |
| 2024 | 46 | – |
| 2023 | 64 | – |
| 2022 | 53 | – |
| 2021 | 60 | – |
| 2020 | 58 | – |
| 2019 | 65 | – |
| 2018 | 88 | – |
| 2017 | 103 | – |
| 2016 | 102 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #1360, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2014 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #548, 5 births); most recent 2013 (rank #606, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #212, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #634, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | – |
| 2024 | 3 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | 7 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #303, 5 births); most recent 2015 (rank #415, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #520, 6 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence