Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ashot through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 121
- 121 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,726 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +32%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,726 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 924 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
People named Ashot
- Ashot I of ArmeniaArmenian king820–890
- Ashot II of ArmeniaArmenian king
- Ashot III of ArmeniaArmenian king
- Ashot Nadanianchess playerborn 1972
- Ashot AnastasianArmenian chess Grandmaster (1964–2016)
- Ashot I of Iberiapresiding prince of Iberia (modern Georgia)800–826
- Ashot IV of Armeniaking of Armenia
- Ashot MsakerArmenian prince
- Ashot Karagyanfencerborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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