Cashton
Cashton was the 1112th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1033rd with 216 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 229 places. More babies were named Cashton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kashton) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,112 boys, down 72 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 193boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024216 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,891babies recorded
What does the name Cashton mean?
Cashton is a spelling of Kashton, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kashton's meaning and origin.
Kashton is a 21st-century American coinage. Wiktionary describes it as a blend of Kash (a spelling of Cash) and Ashton, the English place-based surname. It appears in SSA data from 2004 and became common in the 2010s. As a blend of fashionable sounds it has no traditional meaning. Similar recent blends include Kason, Jaxton and Paxton.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern blend; no documented meaning.
Related names: Kash, Ashton, Cash.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kashton', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Cashton popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,112 | 193 |
| 2020 | #1,040 | 195 |
| 2010 | #1,400 | 119 |
| 2000 | #10,608 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Cashton, counting every spelling?
Cashton is a spelling of Kashton, a name family that ranked #308 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,112 for Cashton on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,139 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashton | 797 | #400 | 3,980 |
| Cashton | 193 | #1,112 | 989 |
| Kashtyn | 78 | #1,967 | 427 |
| Kashten | 37 | #3,214 | 139 |
| Cashtyn | 18 | #5,243 | 85 |
| Kashtin | 11 | #7,430 | 47 |
| Cashten | 5 | #12,366 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cashton?
193 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cashton (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cashton born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cashton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cashton?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Cashton are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Cashton a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cashton by state
How common Cashton was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (5.2×), Mississippi (4.0×), Kentucky (3.1×), Tennessee (2.7×), Ohio (2.2×). In 24 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cashton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cashton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cashton
How popular is the name Cashton?
Cashton was the 1112th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 193 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1033rd with 216 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 229 places. More babies were named Cashton in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cashton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cashton in the US.
Where is Cashton most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cashton was most common in Wisconsin (0.60 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Kentucky.