How Many People Are Named Ashley?
people named Ashley are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 400 people in the US has this name
Based on 875,722 babies named Ashley in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
55,265 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "ash tree clearing", from a combination of Old English æsc and leah. Until the 1960s it was more commonly given to boys in the United States, but it is now most often used on girls.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ashley, 98.5% were girls and 1.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ashley rose from 0% in the 1890s to 98.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ashley alive today is about 32 years old, and 69% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 27 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ashley first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1987, to 55,265 babies. In 2025, 1,856 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ashley was the #1 girls' name in the US in 1991 to 1992. It was in the top 10 for 23 years, 1983 to 2005. In 2025 it ranked #164.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #164 |
| Best rank | #1 (1991 to 1992) |
| Years at #1 | 2 |
| Years in the top 10 | 23 |
| Years in the top 100 | 38 (1978 to 2015) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ashley alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ashley were born in California than in any other state: about 96,921 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ashley was given 1.4 times as often in South Carolina, 1.3 times in Alabama and 1.3 times in Arkansas.
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