Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cashton isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cashton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,891
- 2,891 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 216 babies
- 2025
- 193
- #1,112 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +17%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 193 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,112 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,562 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.
Cashton’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Cashton, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kolson
>99% boys
Kyson
Kyson is a masculine given name.
>99% boys
Canyon
“from the footpath” · “from the deep ravine”
92% boys · 8% girls
Karson
“from the swamp” · “a free man”
95% boys · 5% girls
Kayson
“a seer”
99% boys · 1% girls
Cassian
“one who is empty; hollow; vain”
99% boys · 1% girls
Kasen
“one who is pure; chaste” · “protected by a helmet”
>99% boys
Daemon
“one who tames or subdues others”
>99% boys