Ashlyn
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning ash tree meadow; a variant of Ashley.
How Ashlyn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #332 |
| 2016 | #398 |
| 2017 | #470 |
| 2018 | #568 |
| 2019 | #585 |
| 2020 | #603 |
| 2021 | #712 |
| 2022 | #779 |
| 2023 | #832 |
| 2024 | #908 |
| 2025 | #972 |
Ashlyn by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Ashlyn. In the US, 659 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 2,539 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 800 American girls born that year was called Ashlyn.
Other names that come from Ashley
Like Ashlyn, each of these traces back to Ashley: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ashleighash tree clearing; a spelling variant of Ashley74 in the US (2017)
- Ashleeash tree meadow; respelling of Ashley70 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
- Ashleiash tree meadow; a spelling variant of Ashley
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ashlyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ashlynnash tree; blend of Ashly with -lynn suffix614 in the US (2017)
- Ashtynash tree settlement; a modern respelling of Ashton231 in the US (2017)
- Ashlyash tree meadow; a variant of Ashley87 in the US (2017)
- Ashlinash tree lake; a form of Ashlyn21 in the US (2017)
- Ashlen11 in the US (2017)
- Aslyn8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ashlyn
Names that are said the same way as Ashlyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a meadow or field
Like Ashlyn, 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)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Haileyhay meadow; form of Hayley3,691 in the US (2017)
- Haydenvalley with hay3,623 in the US (2017)
- Everlywild boar meadow; form of Everley3,510 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Ashlyn, 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)
- 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)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ashlyn
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