Ash

Where Ash comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Ash.

  • From a surname
  • 1 syllable
Ash through the years
  1. 1975
    First appearance
    #5,464 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1996
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 2023
    Peak, #1,064
    204 babies named Ash, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  • A diminutive of the unisex given names Ashley and Ashleigh.
  • A diminutive of the female given names Ashlie, Ashlee, Ashly, and Ashanti.
Namesakes

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