Aston
A masculine English name derived from a town meaning "east town".
Name Census estimates that about 3,084 living Americans carry the first name Aston. It is a predominantly male name (93.4% of registrations). The average person named Aston today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aston births was 2015 (188 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aston. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aston with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Aston is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 15 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.1K
~ 1 in 111,140 Americans
Peak year
2015
188 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,575
Tracked since 1915
Census
Aston in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,936 people with the first name Aston, which placed it at #5,719 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,719
National first-name rank
People counted
2.9K
2,936 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
37.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aston
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aston is White at 37.7%. The next largest groups are Black (35.7%) and Hispanic (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aston described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aston at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White37.7% · 1,107
- Black or African American35.7% · 1,048
- Hispanic or Latino10.7% · 314
- Two or more races7.6% · 223
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.5% · 220
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 24
Gender
Gender distribution for Aston
Aston leans heavily male at 93.4% of total registrations, but 209 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Aston as a male name
- Ranked #1,575 in 2024
- 109 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2015 (178 births)
Aston as a female name
- Ranked #12,280 in 2024
- 7 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2019 (12 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aston leans strongly male. 2,718 people counted with this name were male (92.9%), compared with 207 female bearers (7.1%).
Popularity
Aston: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aston from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,490 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Aston remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aston by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aston during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Astons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 24 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Aston, while Nevada, Mississippi, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 58 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aston
The name Aston finds its origins in Old English, derived from the words "æsc" meaning ash tree and "tun" meaning farm or settlement. It likely originated as a place name referring to a settlement near an ash grove or ash trees.
The earliest recorded use of Aston as a surname dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it was listed as a place name in various counties across England. Over time, it transitioned from being a place name to a surname, and eventually also became used as a given name.
One of the earliest known individuals with the given name Aston was Aston Cokayn, born around 1290 in Staffordshire, England. He was a prominent landowner and knight during the reign of Edward II.
In the 16th century, Sir Aston Cokayne (c. 1508–1548) was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament and was involved in the dissolution of the monasteries under King Henry VIII.
During the English Civil War in the 17th century, Sir Aston Cokayne (1608–1684) was a royalist soldier and later a Member of Parliament for Derbyshire. He fought for King Charles I against the Parliamentarians.
In the 19th century, Aston Waller (1784–1854) was a British politician and Member of Parliament for Sussex. He was also a noted agriculturist and writer on agricultural topics.
Another notable individual with the name was Sir Aston Webb (1849–1930), a British architect best known for designing the facades of Buckingham Palace and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
While not a common first name throughout history, Aston has been used occasionally, often within prominent English families and circles, likely due to its Old English roots and association with places in England.
People
Aston + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aston: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aston?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,084 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aston going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 111,140 US residents.
Is Aston a common name?
We classify Aston as "Rare". It ranks above 95.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,164 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aston most popular?
The single biggest year for Aston was 2015, when 188 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aston is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aston in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,936 people with the name Aston, or 0.97 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,719 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aston in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aston?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aston leans strongly male. 2,718 people counted with this name were male (92.9%), compared with 207 female bearers (7.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aston?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aston is White at 37.7%. The next largest groups are Black (35.7%) and Hispanic (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aston most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aston in the 2020 Census, accounting for 37.7% (1,107 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aston in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aston a male name?
Yes, 93.4% of people registered as Aston in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aston still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aston in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aston can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Aston as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Aston on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.