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Ash

Ash holds the #1176 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 175 newborn boys in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2023 (#1064 nationally, 204 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1975. The name's biggest fan base is in Iowa (#571 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1176
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1064
in 2023 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
175
boys named Ash

Ash popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.006%0.010%0.013%18801900192019401960198020002020#1064 in 2023
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2023

Where Ash is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025NH—Washington: #999 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#999Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: #1297 (8 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1297Massachusetts: #789 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MA#789Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025RI—Oregon: #604 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OR#604Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025SD—Iowa: #571 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)IA#571Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025IL—Indiana: #949 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#949Ohio: #801 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1004 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1004New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025CT—California: #957 (23 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#957Utah: #703 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)UT#703Colorado: #849 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)CO#849Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1028 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1028South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025AL—Georgia: #1350 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1350Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ash in 2025HI—Texas: #1347 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1347Florida: #1625 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1625
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Iowa (#571), Oregon (#604), Utah (#703)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Ash in the most recent year of SSA data.

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