Is Ashford a boy or girl name?

Ashford is a boy’s name. Of the 502 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Ashford

Recorded 1914–2025 · United States

Ashford was most popular in 1988, when 18 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,251 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 502 people named Ashford.

Ashford over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ashford’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ashford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ashford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 502 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org