Ashton vs Maddox
Ashton and Maddoxcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Ashton was ranked #246 and Maddox #432 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Ashton was ranked #448 and Maddox #302 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ashton was ranked #305 and Maddox #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Ashton was ranked #414 and Maddox #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Ashton was ranked #1718 and Maddox #5545 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashton and Maddox over time
Ashton and Maddox appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Ashton held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maddox in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ashton reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maddox in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Mirrored each other
Over 23 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Maddox rose about as far as Ashton fell — from #224 and #1962 in 2003 to #448 and #302 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 2003–2025
Ashton held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Maddox in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ashton #69 in 2009, Maddox #271 in 2024.
The order changed in 2020: Maddox moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #257 and #472; by 2020 that had become #340 and #337.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashton #448, Maddox #302.
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2008–2024
Ashton held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Maddox in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashton #106 in 2008, Maddox #264 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashton #305, Maddox #404.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ashton | Maddox |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #448 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #302 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashton and Maddox both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ashton
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #488 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2020
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2020).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #448 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Maddox
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #1962 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #264 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls