Ashley
#164 for girls in 2025, 1,829 births · #3,949 for boys in 2025, 27 births
Given to girls 98.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1991 · 43,477 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 38 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 859,857since 1917
Ashley over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #164 | 1,829 | #3,949 | 27 |
| 2024 | #124 | 2,240 | #3,896 | 28 |
| 2023 | #126 | 2,184 | #3,802 | 29 |
| 2022 | #154 | 1,865 | #3,774 | 29 |
| 2021 | #172 | 1,700 | #3,582 | 31 |
| 2020 | #153 | 1,808 | #3,653 | 29 |
| 2019 | #137 | 2,031 | #4,230 | 24 |
| 2018 | #129 | 2,280 | #3,301 | 34 |
| 2017 | #122 | 2,528 | #3,440 | 32 |
| 2016 | #101 | 3,045 | #3,293 | 34 |
| 2015 | #86 | 3,429 | #3,982 | 26 |
| 2014 | #87 | 3,560 | #2,885 | 40 |
| 2013 | #67 | 3,943 | #2,955 | 38 |
| 2012 | #50 | 4,701 | #5,256 | 17 |
| 2011 | #42 | 5,403 | #3,046 | 37 |
| 2010 | #29 | 6,317 | #3,453 | 31 |
| 2009 | #20 | 7,815 | #3,105 | 37 |
| 2008 | #18 | 9,408 | #2,405 | 53 |
| 2007 | #13 | 11,428 | #2,337 | 55 |
| 2006 | #12 | 12,353 | #2,176 | 59 |
| 2005 | #10 | 13,276 | #1,854 | 69 |
| 2004 | #8 | 14,377 | #1,516 | 88 |
| 2003 | #8 | 14,519 | #1,611 | 78 |
| 2002 | #6 | 15,344 | #1,869 | 60 |
| 2001 | #4 | 16,531 | #1,600 | 74 |
| 2000 | #4 | 18,000 | #1,487 | 82 |
| 1999 | #6 | 18,136 | #1,477 | 77 |
| 1998 | #5 | 19,875 | #1,449 | 78 |
| 1997 | #3 | 20,897 | #1,227 | 95 |
| 1996 | #3 | 23,678 | #1,107 | 108 |
| 1995 | #2 | 26,606 | #1,062 | 112 |
| 1994 | #2 | 30,281 | #958 | 132 |
| 1993 | #2 | 34,849 | #924 | 135 |
| 1992 | #1 | 38,460 | #808 | 168 |
| 1991 | #1 | 43,477 | #762 | 180 |
| 1990 | #2 | 45,561 | #652 | 239 |
| 1989 | #2 | 47,588 | #491 | 376 |
| 1988 | #2 | 49,977 | #523 | 303 |
| 1987 | #2 | 54,856 | #436 | 409 |
| 1986 | #2 | 49,671 | #418 | 420 |
| 1985 | #2 | 47,010 | #368 | 501 |
| 1984 | #3 | 38,773 | #344 | 541 |
| 1983 | #4 | 33,289 | #321 | 595 |
| 1982 | #17 | 14,851 | #305 | 649 |
| 1981 | #34 | 8,874 | #294 | 674 |
| 1980 | #40 | 7,296 | #281 | 746 |
| 1979 | #67 | 4,448 | #320 | 586 |
| 1978 | #87 | 3,482 | #328 | 533 |
| 1977 | #106 | 2,707 | #321 | 582 |
| 1976 | #115 | 2,287 | #350 | 475 |
| 1975 | #138 | 1,989 | #378 | 418 |
| 1974 | #165 | 1,625 | #383 | 409 |
| 1973 | #206 | 1,250 | #371 | 426 |
| 1972 | #234 | 1,176 | #474 | 273 |
| 1971 | #255 | 1,162 | #500 | 264 |
| 1970 | #305 | 927 | #507 | 253 |
| 1969 | #360 | 641 | #562 | 194 |
| 1968 | #399 | 542 | #581 | 169 |
| 1967 | #483 | 385 | #638 | 137 |
| 1966 | #583 | 262 | #703 | 111 |
| 1965 | #669 | 216 | #676 | 121 |
| 1964 | #771 | 181 | #735 | 110 |
| 1963 | #1,026 | 108 | #685 | 128 |
| 1962 | #1,114 | 95 | #715 | 115 |
| 1961 | #1,224 | 81 | #684 | 125 |
| 1960 | #1,487 | 55 | #808 | 89 |
| 1959 | #1,820 | 37 | #843 | 80 |
| 1958 | #1,762 | 38 | #871 | 75 |
| 1957 | #2,121 | 27 | #936 | 65 |
| 1956 | #2,321 | 23 | #934 | 64 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #812 | 81 |
| 1954 | #2,378 | 21 | #851 | 73 |
| 1953 | #2,921 | 14 | #966 | 55 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | #927 | 59 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #992 | 50 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #904 | 57 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #935 | 55 |
| 1948 | #2,828 | 13 | #838 | 66 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #842 | 67 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #785 | 71 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #830 | 57 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #853 | 55 |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | #875 | 58 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #760 | 71 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #858 | 54 |
| 1940 | — | #904 | 49 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,272 | 27 | |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #1,337 | 25 |
| 1937 | — | #1,180 | 31 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,068 | 36 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,123 | 34 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,173 | 32 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,456 | 22 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,236 | 30 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,145 | 35 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,428 | 26 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,111 | 39 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,165 | 37 | |
| 1927 | — | #990 | 50 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,034 | 45 | |
| 1925 | — | #890 | 57 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,045 | 46 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,026 | 47 | |
| 1922 | — | #958 | 53 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,018 | 47 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,073 | 43 | |
| 1919 | — | #859 | 59 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,035 | 42 | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #964 | 45 |
| 1916 | — | #917 | 48 | |
| 1915 | — | #906 | 47 | |
| 1914 | — | #819 | 42 | |
| 1913 | — | #871 | 31 | |
| 1912 | — | #935 | 23 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,314 | 7 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #946 | 9 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,094 | 7 | |
| 1906 | — | #674 | 13 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #723 | 11 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #583 | 14 | |
| 1901 | — | #683 | 10 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | #857 | 7 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #473 | 17 | |
| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1893 | — | #650 | 10 | |
| 1892 | — | #597 | 12 | |
| 1891 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1890 | — | #566 | 12 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | #583 | 10 | |
| 1886 | — | #491 | 14 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #644 | 9 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Ashley! It came in at #4,594, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1917–1937, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ashley is popular in 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#358 · 1 in 2,643
- Georgia#629 · 1 in 7,425
- Florida#635 · 1 in 7,152
- Louisiana#694 · 1 in 7,609
- California#1,013 · 1 in 15,920
Best ever in a state: #1 in Indiana, 1983.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #358 | 13 | 1 in 2,643 |
| Georgia | #629 | 6 | 1 in 7,425 |
| Florida | #635 | 7 | 1 in 7,152 |
| Louisiana | #694 | 5 | 1 in 7,609 |
| California | #1,013 | 11 | 1 in 15,920 |
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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 Ashley
- 40 spots since 2024 (#124 → #164)
- 11 spots since 2020 (#153 → #164)
- 78 spots since 2015 (#86 → #164)
- Biggest jump: 255 spots in 1964 (#1,026 → #771)
- Biggest drop: 40 spots in 2025 (#124 → #164)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 1991 at #1 (43,477 births)
- Births halved by 1997, 6 yrs later
- Top 10: 23 yrs · run 1983–2005
- Top 100: 38 yrs · run 1978–2015
- Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1964–2025
- Highest: 1 in 32 girls born in 1987 were named Ashley (3.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 879 girls born in 2025 (0.11%)
- Its best rank, #1 in 1991, was only 1 in 43 (2.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 41.0% of all girls named Ashley (352,185) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,594 (1917) | #4,594 |
| 1920s | 0 | — | — |
| 1930s | 7 | #3,450 (1938) | #3,450 |
| 1940s | 86 | #2,828 (1948) | #3,282 |
| 1950s | 221 | #1,762 (1958) | #2,517 |
| 1960s | 2,566 | #360 (1969) | #812 |
| 1970s | 21,053 | #67 (1979) | #168 |
| 1980s | 352,185 | #2 (1987) | #11 |
| 1990s | 301,820 | #1 (1991) | #3 |
| 2000s | 133,051 | #4 (2000) | #10 |
| 2010s | 37,237 | #29 (2010) | #85 |
| 2020s | 11,626 | #124 (2024) | #149 |
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.
Ashley in 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 24,920 of them was named Ashley, which outranked 83.7% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,217Pamelia82
- #1,217Suellen82
- #1,217Tanja82
- #1,224Ashley81
- #1,224Elida81
- #1,224Johna81
- #1,224Kathaleen81
- #1,232Alane80
- #1,232Chantay80
- #1,232Dorcas80
Tied with 7 names at #1,224; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 16,994 of them was named Ashley, which outranked 85.3% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).