Names / Boy names
Ashford
Current rank
#8,327
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,666
in 1914
First recorded
1914
in U.S. data
Children named
502
since 1914
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,666 in 1914 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Ashford enters U.S. records in 1914. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Roughly 502 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.