Ashley

Given to 875,722 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#164
recorded as girls
#3949
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,856
girls 1,829 · boys 27
Peak year
1987
54,856 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
875,722
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ashley was most popular in 1987, when 54,856 babies recorded as girls got the name (31.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,829 babies were named Ashley, ranking #164 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01020304018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1987 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Ashley was most popular in 1987, when 54,856 babies recorded as girls got the name (31.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,829 babies were named Ashley, ranking #164 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0102030401880192019602000Peak 1987

Ashley was most popular in 1987, when 54,856 babies recorded as girls got the name (31.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,829 babies were named Ashley, ranking #164 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 1,829 164 27 3949
2024 2,240 124 28 3896
2023 2,184 126 29 3802
2022 1,865 154 29 3774
2021 1,700 172 31 3582
2020 1,808 153 29 3653
2019 2,031 137 24 4230
2018 2,280 129 34 3301
2017 2,528 122 32 3440
2016 3,045 101 34 3293
2015 3,429 86 26 3982
2014 3,560 87 40 2885
2013 3,943 67 38 2955
2012 4,701 50 17 5256
2011 5,403 42 37 3046
2010 6,317 29 31 3453
2009 7,815 20 37 3105
2008 9,408 18 53 2405
2007 11,428 13 55 2337
2006 12,353 12 59 2176
2005 13,276 10 69 1854
2004 14,377 8 88 1516
2003 14,519 8 78 1611
2002 15,344 6 60 1869
2001 16,531 4 74 1600
2000 18,000 4 82 1487
1999 18,136 6 77 1477
1998 19,875 5 78 1449
1997 20,897 3 95 1227
1996 23,678 3 108 1107
1995 26,606 2 112 1062
1994 30,281 2 132 958
1993 34,849 2 135 924
1992 38,460 1 168 808
1991 43,477 1 180 762
1990 45,561 2 239 652
1989 47,588 2 376 491
1988 49,977 2 303 523
1987 54,856 2 409 436
1986 49,671 2 420 418
1985 47,010 2 501 368
1984 38,773 3 541 344
1983 33,289 4 595 321
1982 14,851 17 649 305
1981 8,874 34 674 294
1980 7,296 40 746 281
1979 4,448 67 586 320
1978 3,482 87 533 328
1977 2,707 106 582 321
1976 2,287 115 475 350
1975 1,989 138 418 378
1974 1,625 165 409 383
1973 1,250 206 426 371
1972 1,176 234 273 474
1971 1,162 255 264 500
1970 927 305 253 507
1969 641 360 194 562
1968 542 399 169 581
1967 385 483 137 638
1966 262 583 111 703
1965 216 669 121 676
1964 181 771 110 735
1963 108 1026 128 685
1962 95 1114 115 715
1961 81 1224 125 684
1960 55 1487 89 808
1959 37 1820 80 843
1958 38 1762 75 871
1957 27 2121 65 936
1956 23 2321 64 934
1955 8 4376 81 812
1954 21 2378 73 851
1953 14 2921 55 966
1952 23 2126 59 927
1951 15 2694 50 992
1950 15 2652 57 904
1949 11 3176 55 935
1948 13 2828 66 838
1947 11 3240 67 842
1946 7 3994 71 785
1945 10 2916 57 830
1944 10 2946 55 853
1943 10 3040 58 875
1942 8 3444 71 760
1941 6 3954 54 858
1940 <5 — 49 904
1939 <5 — 27 1272
1938 7 3450 25 1337
1937 <5 — 31 1180
1936 <5 — 36 1068
1935 <5 — 34 1123
1934 <5 — 32 1173
1933 <5 — 22 1456
1932 <5 — 30 1236
1931 <5 — 35 1145
1930 <5 — 26 1428
1929 <5 — 39 1111
1928 <5 — 37 1165
1927 <5 — 50 990
1926 <5 — 45 1034
1925 <5 — 57 890
1924 <5 — 46 1045
1923 <5 — 47 1026
1922 <5 — 53 958
1921 <5 — 47 1018
1920 <5 — 43 1073
1919 <5 — 59 859
1918 <5 — 42 1035
1917 5 4594 45 964
1916 <5 — 48 917
1915 <5 — 47 906
1914 <5 — 42 819
1913 <5 — 31 871
1912 <5 — 23 935
1911 <5 — 16 824
1910 <5 — 7 1314
1909 <5 — 10 951
1908 <5 — 9 946
1907 <5 — 7 1094
1906 <5 — 13 674
1905 <5 — 10 786
1904 <5 — 11 723
1903 <5 — 7 910
1902 <5 — 14 583
1901 <5 — 10 683
1900 <5 — 5 1310
1899 <5 — 7 857
1898 <5 — 5 1121
1897 <5 — 17 473
1896 <5 — 10 722
1895 <5 — 10 685
1894 <5 — 17 480
1893 <5 — 10 650
1892 <5 — 12 597
1891 <5 — 8 700
1890 <5 — 12 566
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — 7 815
1887 <5 — 10 583
1886 <5 — 14 491
1885 <5 — 13 521
1884 <5 — 6 848
1883 <5 — 9 644
1882 <5 — 7 754
1881 <5 — 6 781
1880 <5 — 8 682

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Other spellings

Ashly · 12,301 Ashlie · 10,078 Ashely · 6,597 Ashli · 5,718 Ashlei · 2,044 Asheley · 786 Ashlley · 104

Names like Ashley

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Ashley is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 98% · boys 2% across all years