Ash
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning ash tree; name of the tree.
Babies a year
28
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1066
28 babies
Ash by the numbers
In 2025, 28 babies in England and Wales were named Ash. In the US, 141 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 140 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ash. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Ash, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)