Meaning not yet researched.
Ashley: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 1,829 in 2025. Its best rank was #1 in 1992.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #1 in 1992; #164 in 2025. About 99% of babies named Ashley in 2025 were girls.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#164 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 1992, at #1.
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Ashley: US girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 1,829 girls in 2025. Peak: #1 in 1992 · most girls in one year: 54,856 (1987).
In 2025, 1,829 US girls were named Ashley, making it the 164th most common girls’ name of the year, down 40 places from #124 in 2024. That is 411 fewer than the 2,240 girls named Ashley in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #1, reached in 1992. The most girls given the name in a single year was 54,856, in 1987. For comparison, it was #86 in 2015 and #2,660 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Ashley in 145 years of the 146 from 1880 to 2025, starting in 1880 with 8 babies. In all, 875,722 US babies have been given the name, 98% of them girls and 1.8% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 357,399 babies named Ashley.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 21,510 US girls were named Ashley; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 3,045. In 2025 that was about 1 in 879 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Ashley ranked highest in Florida in 2025, at #47 for girls there. It was in the top 100 in 7 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Ashlyn (48,093 babies since 1880), Ashlee (43,791 babies since 1880), Ashleigh (31,944 babies since 1880) and Ashly (12,301 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Ashlye, Ashleah and Ashlley are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Ash, Ashly, Leah and Lee.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch and English. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Ashlye (391), Ashleah (178), Ashlley (104), Ashleey (18), Ashleh (11), Ashlly (11), Ashlii (6), Ashliy (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 10 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 284 | #47 | #56 |
| Maryland | 54 | #69 | #39 |
| Texas | 307 | #86 | #46 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | #92 | #143 |
| Nevada | 22 | #93 | #71 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | #95 | #12 |
| Kentucky | 43 | #95 | #151 |
| Virginia | 54 | #141 | #57 |
| Delaware | 6 | #143 | #67 |
| New Jersey | 53 | #148 | #39 |
| Tennessee | 50 | #149 | #112 |
| Nebraska | 15 | #150 | #92 |
| South Dakota | 7 | #165 | #226 |
| Illinois | 58 | #171 | #104 |
| California | 186 | #172 | #50 |
| Colorado | 34 | #172 | #130 |
| Massachusetts | 32 | #174 | #89 |
| New York | 92 | #176 | #43 |
| Mississippi | 14 | #183 | #211 |
| New Mexico | 8 | #184 | #92 |
| Georgia | 55 | #190 | #105 |
| Connecticut | 17 | #194 | #106 |
| North Carolina | 55 | #196 | #106 |
| South Carolina | 24 | #200 | #158 |
| Alabama | 22 | #201 | #335 |
| Iowa | 16 | #202 | #232 |
| Indiana | 34 | #203 | #235 |
| Oregon | 17 | #208 | #134 |
| Arkansas | 14 | #213 | #169 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | #217 | #118 |
| Utah | 21 | #224 | #126 |
| Arizona | 29 | #238 | #96 |
| Washington | 25 | #290 | #116 |
| Louisiana | 15 | #300 | #136 |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | #304 | #208 |
| Kansas | 10 | #328 | #131 |
| Minnesota | 15 | #357 | #267 |
| Missouri | 13 | #443 | #282 |
| Ohio | 22 | #487 | #359 |
| Michigan | 14 | #558 | #303 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | #630 | #278 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,829 | #164 | 27 | #3,957 |
| 2024 | 2,240 | #124 | 28 | #3,899 |
| 2023 | 2,184 | #126 | 29 | #3,806 |
| 2022 | 1,865 | #154 | 29 | #3,778 |
| 2021 | 1,700 | #172 | 31 | #3,588 |
| 2020 | 1,808 | #153 | 29 | #3,656 |
| 2019 | 2,031 | #137 | 24 | #4,235 |
| 2018 | 2,280 | #130 | 34 | #3,305 |
| 2017 | 2,528 | #122 | 32 | #3,445 |
| 2016 | 3,045 | #101 | 34 | #3,300 |
| 2015 | 3,429 | #86 | 26 | #3,992 |
| 2014 | 3,560 | #87 | 40 | #2,893 |
| 2013 | 3,943 | #67 | 38 | #2,961 |
| 2012 | 4,701 | #50 | 17 | #5,270 |
| 2011 | 5,403 | #42 | 37 | #3,052 |
| 2010 | 6,317 | #29 | 31 | #3,461 |
| 2009 | 7,815 | #20 | 37 | #3,110 |
| 2008 | 9,408 | #18 | 53 | #2,405 |
| 2007 | 11,428 | #13 | 55 | #2,339 |
| 2006 | 12,353 | #12 | 59 | #2,181 |
| 2005 | 13,276 | #10 | 69 | #1,854 |
| 2004 | 14,377 | #8 | 88 | #1,517 |
| 2003 | 14,519 | #8 | 78 | #1,613 |
| 2002 | 15,344 | #6 | 60 | #1,870 |
| 2001 | 16,531 | #4 | 74 | #1,600 |
| 2000 | 18,000 | #4 | 82 | #1,487 |
| 1999 | 18,136 | #6 | 77 | #1,477 |
| 1998 | 19,875 | #5 | 78 | #1,450 |
| 1997 | 20,897 | #3 | 95 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 23,678 | #3 | 108 | #1,107 |
| 1995 | 26,606 | #2 | 112 | #1,062 |
| 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 | #282 |
| 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 | #361 | 194 | #562 |
| 1968 | 542 | #399 | 169 | #581 |
| 1967 | 385 | #485 | 137 | #638 |
| 1966 | 262 | #583 | 111 | #703 |
| 1965 | 216 | #669 | 121 | #676 |
| 1964 | 181 | #771 | 110 | #735 |
| 1963 | 108 | #1,027 | 128 | #685 |
| 1962 | 95 | #1,114 | 115 | #715 |
| 1961 | 81 | #1,224 | 125 | #684 |
| 1960 | 55 | #1,488 | 89 | #808 |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,822 | 80 | #844 |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,763 | 75 | #871 |
| 1957 | 27 | #2,123 | 65 | #937 |
| 1956 | 23 | #2,323 | 64 | #935 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,393 | 81 | #812 |
| 1954 | 21 | #2,382 | 73 | #852 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,931 | 55 | #967 |
| 1952 | 23 | #2,129 | 59 | #928 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,700 | 50 | #992 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,660 | 57 | #904 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,191 | 55 | #935 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,841 | 66 | #839 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,259 | 67 | #844 |
| 1946 | 7 | #4,015 | 71 | #786 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,927 | 57 | #830 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,957 | 55 | #853 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,051 | 58 | #875 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,465 | 71 | #762 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,988 | 54 | #858 |
| 1940 | — | — | 49 | #905 |
| 1939 | — | — | 27 | #1,273 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,472 | 25 | #1,338 |
| 1937 | — | — | 31 | #1,182 |
| 1936 | — | — | 36 | #1,071 |
| 1935 | — | — | 34 | #1,125 |
| 1934 | — | — | 32 | #1,175 |
| 1933 | — | — | 22 | #1,457 |
| 1932 | — | — | 30 | #1,237 |
| 1931 | — | — | 35 | #1,146 |
| 1930 | — | — | 26 | #1,430 |
| 1929 | — | — | 39 | #1,111 |
| 1928 | — | — | 37 | #1,169 |
| 1927 | — | — | 50 | #990 |
| 1926 | — | — | 45 | #1,034 |
| 1925 | — | — | 57 | #890 |
| 1924 | — | — | 46 | #1,045 |
| 1923 | — | — | 47 | #1,027 |
| 1922 | — | — | 53 | #959 |
| 1921 | — | — | 47 | #1,019 |
| 1920 | — | — | 43 | #1,073 |
| 1919 | — | — | 59 | #860 |
| 1918 | — | — | 42 | #1,039 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,650 | 45 | #965 |
| 1916 | — | — | 48 | #917 |
| 1915 | — | — | 47 | #906 |
| 1914 | — | — | 42 | #821 |
| 1913 | — | — | 31 | #875 |
| 1912 | — | — | 23 | #938 |
| 1911 | — | — | 16 | #827 |
| 1910 | — | — | 7 | #1,323 |
| 1909 | — | — | 10 | #954 |
| 1908 | — | — | 9 | #952 |
| 1907 | — | — | 7 | #1,104 |
| 1906 | — | — | 13 | #677 |
| 1905 | — | — | 10 | #791 |
| 1904 | — | — | 11 | #726 |
| 1903 | — | — | 7 | #914 |
| 1902 | — | — | 14 | #586 |
| 1901 | — | — | 10 | #685 |
| 1900 | — | — | 5 | #1,324 |
| 1899 | — | — | 7 | #862 |
| 1898 | — | — | 5 | #1,130 |
| 1897 | — | — | 17 | #476 |
| 1896 | — | — | 10 | #728 |
| 1895 | — | — | 10 | #689 |
| 1894 | — | — | 17 | #481 |
| 1893 | — | — | 10 | #654 |
| 1892 | — | — | 12 | #601 |
| 1891 | — | — | 8 | #705 |
| 1890 | — | — | 12 | #569 |
| 1888 | — | — | 7 | #823 |
| 1887 | — | — | 10 | #589 |
| 1886 | — | — | 14 | #491 |
| 1885 | — | — | 13 | #521 |
| 1884 | — | — | 6 | #858 |
| 1883 | — | — | 9 | #649 |
| 1882 | — | — | 7 | #761 |
| 1881 | — | — | 6 | #789 |
| 1880 | — | — | 8 | #684 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).