Ashleigh

#6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #11,037
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1991 · 1,717 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
31,861
since 1966

Ashleigh over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ashleigh has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #176, 1991girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,83816—
2024#4,77228—
2023#5,75221—
2022#4,90727—
2021#4,16734—
2020#4,00535—
2019#3,61142—
2018#3,00454—
2017#2,43274—
2016#2,18888—
2015#1,823114—
2014#1,908105—
2013#1,624132—
2012#1,340175—
2011#1,070230—
2010#1,115221—
2009#945282—
2008#925296#11,0376
2007#749389—
2006#690410#12,0555
2005#519565—
2004#417731—
2003#359852#10,8945
2002#2751,139—
2001#338907—
2000#337916—
1999#343875—
1998#2881,040—
1997#2651,097—
1996#2381,180—
1995#2401,191#7,7926
1994#2061,414—
1993#1881,546—
1992#1971,512—
1991#1761,717—
1990#1781,623—
1989#2001,330#2,90221
1988#1981,314#6,4266
1987#2011,348#5,4597
1986#2111,256#4,13010
1985#2031,278#6,5235
1984#250997#4,9737
1983#248947—
1982#413552#6,3855
1981#397569—
1980#621293—
1979#794199—
1978#939150—
1977#1,023131—
1976#1,25289—
1975#1,40475—
1974#1,88146—
1973#1,83246—
1972#1,89044—
1971#1,73052—
1970#4,03814—
1969#3,10219—
1968#3,45615—
1967#4,30010—
1966#4,4939—
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First appearance
1966

The first year at least five girls were named Ashleigh! It came in at #4,493, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1966–1967, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.

Where Ashleigh is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #202 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 797 girlsAKMaine: #208 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,060 girlsMEVermont: #123 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 544 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 846 girlsNHWashington: #238 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsWAIdaho: #211 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #189 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 919 girlsNDMinnesota: #544 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,708 girlsMNIllinois: #242 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,490 girlsILWisconsin: #302 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,189 girlsWIMichigan: #120 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 690 girlsMINew York: #379 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsNYMassachusetts: #245 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedRIOregon: #327 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsORNevada: #172 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 800 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedSDIowa: #213 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsIAIndiana: #183 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsINOhio: #169 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsOHPennsylvania: #274 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,869 girlsPANew Jersey: #268 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsNJConnecticut: #258 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsCTCalifornia: #338 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,926 girlsCAUtah: #354 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,049 girlsUTColorado: #124 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 627 girlsCONebraska: #195 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,112 girlsNEMissouri: #200 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsMOKentucky: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,635 girlsKYWest Virginia: #153 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 756 girlsWVVirginia: #87 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 445 girlsVAMaryland: #121 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 635 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedDEArizona: #228 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsAZNew Mexico: #292 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsNMKansas: #167 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 862 girlsKSArkansas: #139 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 706 girlsARTennessee: #174 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 992 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #144 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 808 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #113 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 540 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #140 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 569 girlsDCOklahoma: #214 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsOKLouisiana: #152 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 813 girlsLAMississippi: #133 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 614 girlsMSAlabama: #181 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 990 girlsALGeorgia: #160 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 883 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedHITexas: #205 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsTXFlorida: #245 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,592 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#87 · 1 in 445
  2. South Carolina#113 · 1 in 540
  3. Michigan#120 · 1 in 690
  4. Maryland#121 · 1 in 635
  5. Vermont#123 · 1 in 544

Best ever in a state: #71 in Virginia, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#87741 in 445
South Carolina#113331 in 540
Michigan#120831 in 690
Maryland#121381 in 635
Vermont#12351 in 544
Colorado#124351 in 627
Mississippi#133241 in 614
Arkansas#139181 in 706
District of Columbia#140101 in 569
North Carolina#144441 in 808
Louisiana#152371 in 813
West Virginia#153131 in 756
Georgia#160421 in 883
New Hampshire#16671 in 846
Kansas#167171 in 862
Ohio#169691 in 1,001
Nevada#17261 in 800
Tennessee#174281 in 992
Alabama#181221 in 990
Indiana#183321 in 1,064
North Dakota#18951 in 919
Nebraska#19591 in 1,112
Missouri#200261 in 1,238
Alaska#20251 in 797
Texas#2051131 in 1,180
Maine#20861 in 1,060
Idaho#21161 in 1,001
Iowa#213141 in 1,232
Oklahoma#214161 in 1,258
Arizona#228201 in 1,150
Washington#238211 in 1,316
Illinois#242491 in 1,490
Florida#245411 in 1,592
Massachusetts#245221 in 1,591
Kentucky#257131 in 1,635
Connecticut#258101 in 1,703
New Jersey#268231 in 1,757
Pennsylvania#274371 in 1,869
New Mexico#29271 in 1,372
Wisconsin#302141 in 2,189
Oregon#32781 in 1,954
California#3381051 in 1,926
Utah#35471 in 2,049
New York#379431 in 2,486
Minnesota#54451 in 5,708
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ashleigh
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 2,066 spots since 2024 (#4,772 → #6,838)
  • 2,833 spots since 2020 (#4,005 → #6,838)
  • 5,015 spots since 2015 (#1,823 → #6,838)
  • Biggest jump: 224 spots in 1981 (#621 → #397)
  • Biggest drop: 176 spots in 2008 (#749 → #925)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1966
  • Peaked 1991 at #176 (1,717 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1978–2009
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,092
  • Highest: 1 in 1,092 girls born in 1991 were named Ashleigh (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 100,454 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 41.4% of all girls named Ashleigh (13,195) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s53#3,102 (1969)#3,838
1970s846#794 (1979)#1,678
1980s9,884#198 (1988)#294
1990s13,195#176 (1991)#232
2000s6,487#275 (2002)#555
2010s1,235#1,070 (2011)#2,012
2020s161#4,005 (2020)#5,074

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ashleigh in 1985

girls
#203
1,278 births · 1 in 1,347 girls
boys
#6,523
5 births · 1 in 369,642 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #203Ashleigh1,278

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #6,523Ashleigh5
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,347 of them was named Ashleigh, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashleigh
  1. #200Latasha1,323
  2. #201Savannah1,321
  3. #202Carly1,311
  4. #203Ashleigh1,278
  5. #204Regina1,275
  6. #205Aimee1,274
  7. #206Mandy1,268
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 369,642 of them was named Ashleigh, which outranked 14.0% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashleigh
  1. #5,785Zacharey6
  2. #5,785Zakaria6
  3. #5,785Zebediah6
  4. #6,523Ashleigh5
  5. #6,523Aamil5
  6. #6,523Aarik5
  7. #6,523Abayomi5

Tied with 1,063 names at #6,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →