Cashton
Derived from an English surname referring to a place located by a cache or stash.
Name Census estimates that about 2,677 living Americans carry the first name Cashton. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Cashton today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Cashton births was 2024 (216 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Cashton. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Cashton is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 9 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
2.7K
~ 1 in 128,037 Americans
Peak year
2024
216 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,028
Tracked since 1999
Census
Cashton in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,558 people with the first name Cashton, which placed it at #9,086 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,086
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,558 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Cashton
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cashton is White at 74.1%. The next largest groups are Black (9.3%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Cashton described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Cashton at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.1% · 1,154
- Black or African American9.3% · 145
- Two or more races7.5% · 117
- Hispanic or Latino6.7% · 104
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.9% · 29
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 9
Popularity
Cashton: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Cashton from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,379 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Cashton remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Cashton by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Cashton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Cashtons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 29 states and territories. Wisconsin, Texas, Ohio recorded the most babies named Cashton, while West Virginia, Virginia, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 57 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Cashton
The name Cashton has its origins in the ancient Celtic language, specifically from the Gaulish tribe that inhabited parts of modern-day France and Belgium during the Iron Age period, around the 5th century BC. The name is derived from the proto-Celtic words "cass" meaning curly and "ton" meaning wave or ripple, which together suggest a possible meaning related to curly or wavy hair or water.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Cashton can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned a Gaulish chieftain named Cassitonus in his work "Annals" from the 1st century AD. This suggests that variations of the name were in use among the Celtic tribes of that time.
In the Middle Ages, the name Cashton appeared in various records and chronicles, particularly in regions with strong Celtic influences. For example, a Cashton ap Rhys was mentioned as a Welsh nobleman in the 12th century, while a Cashton de Bois was recorded as a Norman knight who fought in the Crusades in the late 11th century.
Notable historical figures bearing the name Cashton include Cashton of Connaught, an Irish king who ruled in the 7th century AD, and Cashton the Bard, a renowned Welsh poet and storyteller from the 13th century. In more recent times, Cashton Firth (1892-1976) was a British actor and playwright who gained recognition for his work in the early 20th century.
Other notable individuals with the name Cashton include Cashton Macmillan (1806-1884), a Scottish explorer and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of flora and fauna in North America, and Cashton Delacroix (1798-1863), a French painter and a leading figure in the Romantic movement of the 19th century.
While the name Cashton may have waned in popularity in recent times, its rich history and Celtic origins make it a unique and intriguing choice, carrying with it the echoes of ancient traditions and stories from the past.
People
Cashton + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Cashton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Cashton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cashton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,677 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Cashton going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 128,037 US residents.
Is Cashton a common name?
We classify Cashton as "Rare". It ranks above 94.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,697 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Cashton most popular?
The single biggest year for Cashton was 2024, when 216 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Cashton is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Cashton in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,558 people with the name Cashton, or 0.52 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,086 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Cashton in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Cashton?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Cashton leans strongly male. 1,544 people counted with this name were male (98.8%), compared with 18 female bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Cashton?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Cashton is White at 74.1%. The next largest groups are Black (9.3%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Cashton most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Cashton in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.1% (1,154 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Cashton in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Cashton a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Cashton in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Cashton still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Cashton in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Cashton can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Cashton?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.