The first name Ashot
A boy’s name from Armenian.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Armenian origin
A male given name from Armenian.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ashot at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Ashot, the 7,726th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 16 were.
121
babies named Ashot since 1880
#7,726
rank in 2025
2022
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Ashot
15 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ashot I of ArmeniaArmenian king, 820–890
- Ashot II of ArmeniaArmenian king, died 928
- Ashot III of ArmeniaArmenian king, died 977
- Ashot NadanianChess player, born 1972
- Ashot AnastasianArmenian chess Grandmaster (1964–2016)
- Ashot MsakerArmenian prince, died 826
- Ashot KaragyanFencer, born 1951
- Ashot III BagratuniArmenian noble, died 761
- Ashot II of TaoGeorgian prince, 850–954
- Ashot DanielyanArmenian weightlifter, born 1974
- Ashot KukhiGeorgian prince, died 918
- Ashot MelkonyanArmenian historian, born 1961
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Ashot?
- Ashot comes from Armenian.
- Is Ashot a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 121 US babies named Ashot since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ashot most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 16 babies were named Ashot, its highest rank at 5,656th.