Ashton Silver
There are approximately 7 people named Ashton Silver living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ashton with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Silver. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Ashton
104K
Alive today
Named Silver
24K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 104K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2004
Average age: 19
Top Census group: White (66.5%)
Estimated bearers: 24K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,651
Per 100K: 7.09
Top ancestry: White (77.3%)
First name trend
Ashton: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ashton. The peak year was 2004 with 5,847 births. The average person named Ashton today is 19 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ashton
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Ashton, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 66.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ashton described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Ashton at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White66.5% · 54,777
- Black or African American16.1% · 13,279
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 6,583
- Two or more races6.4% · 5,270
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 1,598
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 917
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Silver surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Silver, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 77.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Silver described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Silver at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.3% · 16,392
- Black or African American11.1% · 2,359
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 990
- Two or more races4.0% · 848
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 395
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 221
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ashton has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0302% of the US population, based on 103,669 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Ashton right now.
The surname Silver appears at a rate of 7.09 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0071%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Ashton Silver. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Ashton Silver: questions and answers
How many people are named Ashton Silver?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Ashton Silver. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0302%) with the surname frequency (7.09 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ashton Silver?
We classify Ashton Silver as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ashton a male or female name?
Ashton is predominantly unisex. Out of 106,021 total SSA registrations, 81.5% were male and 18.5% were female. See the full Ashton profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Ashton Silver?
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