Is Aston a boy or girl name?

Aston is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,257 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 6.7% were girls and 93.3% were boys.

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Aston

Recorded 1915–2025 · United States

Aston was most popular in 2015, when 188 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,306 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,721, with 93 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,257 people named Aston.

Aston over time

Births per year. The dot marks Aston’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Aston a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Aston is mostly a boy’s name — 6.7% of the 3,257 Americans given it were girls and 93.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 6% girls and 94% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Aston

Where Aston is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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