Ashley
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning ash tree meadow.
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 |
Ashley by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 54,851 babies in 1987, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 39 American babies born that year was called Ashley.
Names that come from Ashley
Forms of Ashley in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ashlynash tree meadow; a variant of Ashley659 in the US (2017)
- Ashlyash tree meadow; a variant of Ashley87 in the US (2017)
- Ashlieash tree meadow; spelling variant of Ashley16 in the US (2017)
- Alleighbright clearing; a form of Ashley or Alley8 in the US (2017)
- Ahsleyash tree meadow; variant of Ashley
- Ashleaash tree meadow; a form of Ashley
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ashley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Ashley
Names that are said the same way as Ashley, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Ashley, each of these has a meadow or field in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Braydenbroad valley; a modern respelling of Braden5,153 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Bentleymeadow of bent grass3,945 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Ashley, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- 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)
Names about as common as Ashley
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