Ayrton
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AIR-ton
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,102 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,990 for boys
Ayrton is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “settlement on the River Aire”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Ayrton mean?
English: surname from Airton in Yorkshire
“settlement on the River Aire”
Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian three-time Formula One world champion, brought the name international fame.
Is Ayrton a girl's or a boy's name?
Ayrton is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 41 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ayrton in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,102nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Ayrton, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,007th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 45 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ayrton in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.
Ayrton in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 38 | #899 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,454 |
| 2022 | 33 | #998 |
| 2021 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,007 |
| 2019 | 33 | #970 |
| 2018 | 37 | #907 |
| 2017 | 35 | #961 |
| 2016 | 31 | #1,030 |
| 2015 | 35 | #946 |
| 2014 | 45 | #773 |
| 2013 | 41 | #831 |
| 2012 | 40 | #852 |
| 2011 | 41 | #819 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,085 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,010 |
| 2003 | 23 | #923 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 26 | #743 |
| 1999 | 19 | #900 |
| 1998 | 22 | #790 |
| 1997 | 37 | #545 |
| 1996 | 38 | #506 |
How popular is Ayrton in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,990th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41 about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Ayrton, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more boys named Ayrton than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Ayrton in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ayrton in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,299 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,437 |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,934 |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 21 | #3,287 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
Names like Ayrton
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxon, Hudson, Grayson, Mason, Rowan, Ronan, Aiden, Archer, Jenson, Ashton, Cooper, Finn
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Ayrton: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ayrton, updated 20 October 2026.