Ashley Girl
How popular is Ashley?
#164 girl name in 2025
1,829 baby girls were named Ashley in the US in 2025, making it the 164th most popular girl name. Another 27 boys got the name (#3,948 for boys).
Ashley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #164 for girls (▼ 40 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,829 girls, 27 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #86 in 2015, #153 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1987 (54,856 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1 in 1991 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ashley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ashley family of names ranked #162 for girls in 2025 (#132 the year before), with 2,068 babies in all.
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 Ashley is most popular
Babies named Ashley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 3.3 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- Florida: 3.0 per 1,000 (1,274 girls)
- Maryland: 2.8 per 1,000 (297 girls)
- Nebraska: 2.1 per 1,000 (74 girls)
- Texas: 2.0 per 1,000 (1,610 girls)
Ashley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1930s | 7 | #3,448 |
| 1940s | 86 | #2,827 |
| 1950s | 221 | #1,761 |
| 1960s | 2,566 | #360 |
| 1970s | 21,053 | #67 |
| 1980s | 352,185 | #2 |
| 1990s | 301,820 | #1 |
| 2000s | 133,051 | #4 |
| 2010s | 37,237 | #29 |
| 2020s | 11,626 | #124 |
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Questions
- Is Ashley a boy or girl name?
- Ashley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Ashley were girls.
- How popular is the name Ashley?
- 1,829 baby girls were named Ashley in the US in 2025, making it the 164th most popular girl name. Another 27 boys got the name (#3,948 for boys).
- When was Ashley most popular?
- Ashley peaked in 1987, when 54,856 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1, held for 2 years starting in 1991.
- How many people are named Ashley?
- 875,722 babies have been named Ashley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 855,617 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 35.
- Where is Ashley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ashley was most common in District of Columbia, at 3.3 of every 1,000 girls 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.