Ashley
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning ash tree meadow.
Babies a year
2,549
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#164
down from #124
UK popularity
#716
49 babies
How Ashley has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #86 |
| 2016 | #101 |
| 2017 | #122 |
| 2018 | #129 |
| 2019 | #137 |
| 2020 | #153 |
| 2021 | #172 |
| 2022 | #154 |
| 2023 | #126 |
| 2024 | #124 |
| 2025 | #164 |
In 2025, 49 babies in England and Wales were named Ashley. In the US, 2,549 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 54,851 in 1987.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Ashley was most common in 1985, when it went to 2.55% of American babies of that sex.
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