Ash Boy
How popular is Ash?
#1,176 boy name in 2025
175 baby boys were named Ash in the US in 2025, making it the 1176th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
Ash popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,176 for boys (▼ 25 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 175 boys, 17 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+77% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,613 in 2015, #1,084 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (204 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,064 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 94% boys, 6% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ash counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ash family of names ranked #1,046 for boys in 2025 (#1,003 the year before), with 181 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ash | 175 | 97% |
| Ashe | 6 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ash is most popular
Babies named Ash per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.3 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- Washington: 0.2 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- Colorado: 0.2 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (147 boys)
- Utah: 0.2 per 1,000 (15 boys)
Ash by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | #5,462 |
| 1980s | 14 | #4,497 |
| 1990s | 66 | #3,372 |
| 2000s | 358 | #2,463 |
| 2010s | 944 | #1,283 |
| 2020s | 1,143 | #1,064 |
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Questions
- Is Ash a boy or girl name?
- Ash is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 94% of babies named Ash were boys.
- How popular is the name Ash?
- 175 baby boys were named Ash in the US in 2025, making it the 1176th most popular boy name. Another 17 girls got the name (#6,545 for girls).
- When was Ash most popular?
- Ash peaked in 2023, when 204 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,064 in 2023.
- How many people are named Ash?
- 2,680 babies have been named Ash in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,661 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Ash most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ash was most common in Oregon, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.