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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #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 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #231 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 901 girlsNHWashington: #871 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,105 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedMNIllinois: #972 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,195 girlsILWisconsin: #482 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsWIMichigan: #548 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,146 girlsMINew York: #819 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 5,080 girlsNYMassachusetts: #476 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,584 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedIAIndiana: #720 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,136 girlsINOhio: #562 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,371 girlsOHPennsylvania: #706 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,611 girlsPANew Jersey: #739 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,523 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,051 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 7,573 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedUTColorado: #710 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,618 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedNEMissouri: #443 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,284 girlsMOKentucky: #454 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedWVVirginia: #339 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,578 girlsVAMaryland: #437 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,096 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedDEArizona: #738 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,829 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedNMKansas: #581 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedARTennessee: #602 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,178 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #473 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,355 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #363 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #481 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,188 girlsOKLouisiana: #673 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,334 girlsLAMississippi: #294 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsMSAlabama: #399 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsALGeorgia: #668 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,589 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedHITexas: #1,097 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 7,225 girlsTXFlorida: #639 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,713 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#231 · 1 in 901
  2. Mississippi#294 · 1 in 1,137
  3. Virginia#339 · 1 in 1,578
  4. South Carolina#363 · 1 in 1,579
  5. Alabama#399 · 1 in 1,698

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#23151 in 901
Mississippi#294111 in 1,137
Virginia#339241 in 1,578
South Carolina#363121 in 1,579
Alabama#399121 in 1,698
Maryland#437121 in 2,096
Missouri#443131 in 2,284
Kentucky#45491 in 2,256
North Carolina#473201 in 2,355
Massachusetts#476111 in 2,584
Oklahoma#48181 in 2,188
Wisconsin#482101 in 2,518
Michigan#548151 in 3,146
Ohio#562171 in 3,371
Kansas#58151 in 2,764
Tennessee#602101 in 3,178
Florida#639241 in 3,713
Georgia#668151 in 3,589
Louisiana#67361 in 3,334
Pennsylvania#706121 in 4,611
Colorado#71071 in 3,618
Indiana#72081 in 4,136
Arizona#738101 in 3,829
New Jersey#73991 in 4,523
New York#819191 in 5,080
Washington#87161 in 5,105
Illinois#972111 in 6,195
California#1,051311 in 7,573
Texas#1,097231 in 7,225
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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 2006

girls
#690
410 births · 1 in 4,637 girls
boys
#12,055
5 births · 1 in 411,055 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #690Ashleigh410

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #12,055Ashleigh5
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 4,637 of them was named Ashleigh, which outranked 96.6% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashleigh
  1. #686Catalina411
  2. #686Greta411
  3. #686Rosemary411
  4. #690Ashleigh410
  5. #690Emmalee410
  6. #690Mariam410
  7. #693Kaylyn409
  8. #693Tianna409
  9. #695Kaia408

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

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

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 411,055 of them was named Ashleigh, which outranked 14.2% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashleigh
  1. #10,662Zyree6
  2. #10,662Zyren6
  3. #10,662Zyron6
  4. #12,055Ashleigh5
  5. #12,055Aadhav5
  6. #12,055Aakarsh5
  7. #12,055Aalijah5

Tied with 1,992 names at #12,055; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

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

See the top 100 for 2006 →