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Comments for ASHTON:
I love the name Ashton! What a great name! My sister's name is Ashton. She is the coolest 10 year old ever! I think that it is a pansy name for a boy. So to all you girl Ashtons out there, you rock! And so does your name!-- Jordan992 6/21/2005
Ashton isn't a pansy name for a boy, it is very masculine and strong sounding. Look at the popularity of it, it is still used more for boys.-- Anonymous User 10/11/2006
That's my name! *points* and I'm very proud of it! Not many girls have that name so I consider myself unique.-- Anonymous User 7/22/2005
Famous bearer: Ashton Kutcher, actor and producer. He presents Punk'D on MTV and he's currently dating the amazing Demi Moore.-- Mary-Rach 8/4/2005
Ashton Kutcher is obviously the most famous bearer of this name, although Ashton is his middle name. His first name is Christopher.-- CharlieRob 5/6/2007
Boys should not be named this, I know several girls named Ashton, I'm sorry, but this name just doesn't suit boys very well.-- Anonymous User 3/29/2006
I like it better for boys, but it's okay for girls too. I think it's a totally rad surname, though!-- little_kit 4/14/2006
I've also heard that it means 'Keeper of the willow trees' when it was a first name. Beautiful meaning wise, and I think the name is much better for a girl.-- CookyNami 4/24/2006
I prefer this name for a boy but it really could be used for either. I saw a girl with it spelt Ashtyn. British Columbia vital statistics showed that less than 5 girls born in 2004 had this name given to them and 58 boys were given this name. In Alberta for thse said same year, 2 girls were given the name Ashton and 91 boys were given this name.-- Anonymous User 4/25/2006
Boy's name.-- Anonymous User 7/9/2006
My most best friend in the whole world's name is Ashton. I think it is awesome and all the Ashtons I know are all really crazy, really really crazy.-- coffe 8/20/2006
To me, Ashton sounds more male because of all other last names ending in -ton, which are male: Brenton, Clayton, Clinton, Colton, Dalton, Preston, Trenton, Weston etc.-- Ylva 10/12/2006
Definitely a very strong male name and the popularity shows when you see how often it is used for boys compared to girls.-- Anonymous User 11/1/2006
Personally I think the name Ashton is not at all masculine, I only know one guy called Ashton and he is one of the most self obssesed people I know, not that I'm saying everybody thst is called Ashton is, but that is my personal experience.-- Anonymous User 12/18/2006
Ashton is my name. And I HATE it! I think it is the most masculine name ever!-- a.s.h-09 1/17/2007
Ashton sounds more like a guy's name to me. I don't know any girls with that name.-- acresofhope 2/6/2007
Literary: Ashton is the name of Orry Main's devious sister in John Jakes' trilogy about the American Civil War. Ashton Main was supposed to be a boy and was named after her maternal grandfather Ashton Gault.-- Annabeau 2/14/2007
Ashton is an awesome boys name. When are we gonna leave some boy names alone and not name them on girls? I'm getting sick and tired of wonderful boy names being used for girls. Someday there will be no boy names because all girls will have them. This is a boys name. It only became a unisex name because too many people decided to put the name on girls. So this name is not pansy. It is a masculine name. So you might as well start naming your girls George and William etc. Because that is the same as naming them Ashton. Ashton is and always will be a boys name. So for all you Ashton girls out there. Sorry but you have a boys name.-- Anonymous User 3/26/2007
It is English for Ash Trees.-- Anonymous User 3/26/2007
This is a masculine name and does not sound right on a girl. If you want a girl name that starts with Ash use Ashley, we all know that is used enough. (My name happens to be Ashley too) So anyway I think this is a wonderful MALE name and I don't know what that user was on stating that it is a pansy name! Next thing you know it people will be saying Johnathon, Edward and Phillip are pansy names.-- Anonymous User 4/16/2007
I once knew a male named Ashton, and I don't like him at all. For a girl, though I love this name.-- Brianna Angela 5/27/2007
I believe that Ashton is indeed a very girly name, I actually absolutely love the name Ashton on a girl. I once new a girl who was dating a boy named Ashton, he was never really kind to her so I decided the name Ashton best be off with a girl. Thus the name of Ashton lies with a girl.-- VillianLuver 5/27/2007
How does this name not suit boys? This is my nephew's name, although I'll admit that I also know a girl by this name. I'm not sure what gender I like it better on, though there are better alternative names with the word 'ash' in it for girls besides Ashton, that are much prettier. Ashlyn, for example, or even Ashley.-- bobcat_explorer 8/5/2007
I rather like this name. It sounds like a good, unisex name to me, no need for the 'more for guys' 'more for girls' argument. It's nice and adaptable.-- stormy_lovegood 10/8/2007
I think it isn't too bad for girls but it is technically a boys name. It just sounds better. Like maybe girls should stick to Ashley and other names with "-y" at the end, but if I had to choose if it's a girls or a boys name I'd say it was more for a boy.-- Anonymous User 12/1/2007
I've only met female Ashtons before, I suppose it could be used either way, but it seems more feminine to me.-- bijou_caoimhe 12/30/2007
I happen to like this name for a girl despite everyone saying it's a boy's name. It's a unisex name, but it just so happened that it sounds more masculine than feminine so people automatically think it's a male name and get defensive when girls use it.-- jasmineenimsaj 2/23/2008
Ashton is better for a girl. But you can't go by what I say because I know 8 girls with this name.-- Anonymous User 3/2/2008
Although I can't stand the annoying Ashton Kutcher, I do think this is a good name for a boy and a man. I would not use this on a girl. The ending -ton is typically used in male names, although some feminine names like Kristen and Kirsten have a similar pronunciation at the end. Either way, this name strikes me as masculine, and I can't see it on a grown woman. Boyish names simply do not sound hip and cool on middle-aged women, sorry.-- slight night shiver 4/19/2008
I love this name, but to me the fact that Ashton Kutcher has it ruins it for me. He's not too respectable of a celebrity and I just dislike using celebrity names in general. People would probably think I named the child after him. I might consider it as a middle name however. The same goes for Angelina, Paris (on a girl). And others that I can't think of at the moment.-- Anonymous User 8/10/2008
I quite like this name - but on a BOY. It's so distinctly masculine to me that giving it to a girl would be rather like calling her James, Adam or Samuel! If you have a girl, call her AshLEY (which, again, still sounds quite masucline to me!)-- Sophannagh 10/19/2008
I think Ashton is a good name for either gender, and I feel it's a bit ridiculous for people to get up in arms about what gender to use this name for. The name fits both genders and stop being stupid over it. Personally, I'm partial to this name on girls, as it's a family name that has been passed down from eldest daughter to eldest daughter in my family on my mother's side for six generations. It's my second middle name, and I find it a bit obnoxious that people have the nerve to get angry over what gender this name is used on.-- inkling_dreams 2/3/2009
Ashton is a BOY'S NAME. Not a girl's name. This name is very masculine.-- -Julia- 8/22/2009
I would never ever never name a son or a daughter Ashton because in the suburbs of the English city Manchester there's a town called Ashton. And with my Manchester accent it sounds like Ash-dun. It does suit a boy more than a girl though.-- 910 9/10/2009
I think Ashton is a very cool name for a boy! Although, it is way too masculine for a girl! Girls can't take over all the names, leave some actually cool names like Ashton, for boys!-- Anonymous User 1/24/2010
Ashton is one of the most coolest boys names ever!-- Anonymous User 3/9/2010
Completely masculine and associated with Kutcher in my head. Sorta nice, although I usually hate names that end in -ton.-- Anonymous User 4/2/2010
I love the name Ashton for a boy! It just sounds so masculine, modern and cool! I think Ashton has to be one of the best and coolest boys names out there!-- starz26 4/13/2010
I don't find this name to be particularly gendered. I think it works equally well for either a girl or a boy, so the insistence that it is either feminine or masculine kind of baffles me. I myself have used it for a female character in my novel but not because I find it feminine. Rather, I used it because it seems to lack gender, much like the character who bears the name.-- TheAntiBella 5/14/2010
Ok name for guys, but it doesn't sound feminine at all.-- Chrila96 8/17/2010
I think it's perfectly fine for boys and girls, but I think it's more suited for a boy, with the nickname "Ash."-- Dawson 8/29/2010
I would just like suggest for everyone mentioning "Ashley" as a proper girl's name in place of "Ashton" to look at the history of that name as well. Ashley was *exclusively* a boy's name for more than 200 years and has only been used as a girl's name since the sixties.
Girls have always been able to take on boy names (and fashions) as this is seen as "cute", "sexy", or sometimes to add "strength" to the "weaker sex." Then, when enough females use the name (etc.), it's seen as too feminine to be used by boys. Our whole society changes its perception and it generally stays.
Consider "Allison" which literally means "son of Alice" now exclusively female. Or "Taylor" (from the masculine tailor's profession) and "Madison" (son of Maude) which are transitioning: not used for girls before the 80's they are now given to girls at least twice as often as boys.
No matter which side of the fence you come down on with "Ashton" at least it can be said that this name evokes a passionate response from people.-- Anonymous User 9/16/2010
Hi, I left the last comment about the history of male to female names. There are so many examples of this, but one that I think shows how easily (and sometimes permanently) society changes its mind about gender is baby colors.
Did you know that when babies used to be born it was the BOYS who wore PINK and the GIRLS who wore BLUE. Pink, as a shade of red, was seen as stronger and more active and therefore masculine, while blue was seen as prettier for a girl and also for Christians evoked the Virgin Mary who is said to have worn a blue cloak. It isn't until the 1940's that this switches and stays how it is today.
These sorts of perceptions of "strong" vs "weak" and other traits are why Behindthename has a way for people to leave their personal impressions for each name (or I assume this is partly why.)
I mention all this to maybe allay the fears of some of the commenters about using a "boys" name for a girl.
As for those hopeful to keep Ashton male, I suggest you start lobbying your friends to name their baby boys Ashton, or maybe write a (successful) novel/film with a male Ashton lead, or support Ashton Kutcher's career. The only thing that can stop the tide of male to female is an ongoing male usage.
And then, even if it goes to the girls, you can be defiant and name your son Ashton anyhow. Strict gender lines are less important now than ever before in society. And Johnny Cash suggested with "A Boy Named Sue" that "it's the name that helped to make you strong" and could teach a child to stand up against adversity from an early age.-- eniekerk 9/16/2010
Ashton Kutcher ruined it for me.-- GibsonGirl 11/11/2011
This is my last name and I absolutely love it!
I have a cousin who is named 'Ashton' because there are no boys so my aunt wanted to carry on the family name!-- Iva972 3/14/2012
Ashton Delilah Shepherd is an American country singer.-- Anonymous User 3/17/2012
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