Ashtan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ASH-ton
- Origin
- English
Ashtan is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “ash tree settlement”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ashtan mean?
English: spelling of Ashton; place name and surname
“ash tree settlement”
From one of the many English places called Ashton, such as Ashton-under-Lyne.
Meaning borrowed from Ashton. More on Wiktionary.
Is Ashtan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashtan is a boys' name.
How popular is Ashtan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Ashtan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ashtan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
Nicknames for Ashtan
- Ash 31 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ashtan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avi, Avyaan, Ash, Arjan, Vihaan, Atharv, Arjun, Advik, Aj, Aarush, Dhruv
Names related to Ashtan
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ashtan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ashtan, updated 20 October 2026.