Ashly

#1,272 for girls in 2025, 176 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 99.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1986 · 491 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,179
since 1966

Ashly over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ashly has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #437, 1986girls
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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
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2025#1,272176—
2024#1,175204—
2023#1,304174—
2022#1,573135—
2021#1,861107—
2020#1,781111—
2019#1,802113—
2018#2,08492—
2017#2,18487—
2016#1,757118—
2015#1,823114—
2014#1,868108—
2013#1,849109—
2012#1,530144—
2011#1,382165—
2010#1,101226—
2009#958279—
2008#834339—
2007#770378—
2006#782351—
2005#699395—
2004#843292#11,3565
2003#865279—
2002#823283—
2001#928239—
2000#946225—
1999#805271—
1998#867243—
1997#845243—
1996#755280—
1995#720284—
1994#730285#6,3728
1993#643348#8,7005
1992#591386—
1991#542432—
1990#536444#6,4157
1989#497472#6,9416
1988#486465—
1987#438507#6,9515
1986#437491#5,3327
1985#460466#5,1477
1984#528364—
1983#562323#3,88410
1982#929161#4,2349
1981#1,220107#2,33821
1980#1,33794#3,43012
1979#1,81459#4,8427
1978#2,12544—
1977#2,55733#4,1648
1976#3,00224—
1975#4,14115—
1974#3,31320—
1973#3,97115—
1972#5,4809—
1971#3,78916—
1970#7,9955—
1969#5,9747#4,4045
1968#4,22211—
1967#5,4577—
1966#6,5645—
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First appearance
1966

The first year at least five girls were named Ashly! It came in at #6,564, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1966–1967, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Ashly is popular in 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNHWashington: #519 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,896 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,107 girlsMNIllinois: #757 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,278 girlsILWisconsin: #440 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,356 girlsWIMichigan: #584 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,524 girlsMINew York: #1,586 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 20,571 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedSDIowa: #332 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,626 girlsIAIndiana: #295 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,113 girlsINOhio: #389 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,279 girlsOHPennsylvania: #564 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,663 girlsPANew Jersey: #776 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,649 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #755 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 6,473 girlsCAUtah: #253 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNEMissouri: #279 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,995 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedWVVirginia: #505 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,397 girlsVAMaryland: #465 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,755 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNMKansas: #326 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,974 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #276 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsOKLouisiana: #334 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedHITexas: #458 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 3,207 girlsTXFlorida: #779 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,357 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#253 · 1 in 1,401
  2. Oklahoma#276 · 1 in 1,679
  3. Missouri#279 · 1 in 1,995
  4. Indiana#295 · 1 in 2,113
  5. South Carolina#319 · 1 in 1,974

Best ever in a state: #91 in District of Columbia, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#253111 in 1,401
Oklahoma#276131 in 1,679
Missouri#279161 in 1,995
Indiana#295161 in 2,113
South Carolina#31991 in 1,974
Kansas#32671 in 2,220
Iowa#33271 in 2,626
Louisiana#334151 in 2,051
Minnesota#37191 in 3,107
Ohio#389211 in 3,279
Wisconsin#44071 in 4,356
Texas#458401 in 3,207
Maryland#46561 in 3,755
Virginia#50571 in 4,397
Washington#51971 in 3,896
Pennsylvania#564121 in 5,663
Michigan#584101 in 5,524
California#755291 in 6,473
Illinois#757101 in 7,278
New Jersey#77651 in 7,649
Florida#77981 in 7,357
New York#1,58651 in 20,571
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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 Ashly
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 97 spots since 2024 (#1,175 → #1,272)
  • 509 spots since 2020 (#1,781 → #1,272)
  • 551 spots since 2015 (#1,823 → #1,272)
  • Biggest jump: 367 spots in 1983 (#929 → #562)
  • Biggest drop: 143 spots in 2010 (#958 → #1,101)
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1966
  • Peaked 1986 at #437 (491 births)
  • Births halved by 1997, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1982–2009
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,429
  • Highest: 1 in 3,429 girls born in 1987 were named Ashly (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,132 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #437 in 1986, was only 1 in 3,494 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 28.3% of all girls named Ashly (3,450) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s30#4,222 (1968)#5,554
1970s240#1,814 (1979)#3,819
1980s3,450#437 (1986)#689
1990s3,216#536 (1990)#703
2000s3,060#699 (2005)#845
2010s1,276#1,101 (2010)#1,738
2020s907#1,175 (2024)#1,494

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.

Ashly in 1983

girls
#562
323 births · 1 in 5,172 girls
boys
#3,884
10 births · 1 in 179,256 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #562Ashly323

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #3,884Ashly10
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 5,172 of them was named Ashly, which outranked 95.3% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashly
  1. #559Janette325
  2. #559Jeanne325
  3. #561Antonia324
  4. #562Ashly323
  5. #562Deana323
  6. #562Liza323
  7. #562Myra323
  8. #567David321
  9. #568Dina319
  10. #568Wanda319

Tied with 4 names at #562; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 179,256 of them was named Ashly, which outranked 47.1% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashly
  1. #3,630Zacchaeus11
  2. #3,630Zeshan11
  3. #3,630Zubin11
  4. #3,884Ashly10
  5. #3,884Abbas10
  6. #3,884Aditya10
  7. #3,884Adolphus10
  8. #4,141Acie9
  9. #4,141Ahron9
  10. #4,141Ainsley9

Tied with 256 names at #3,884; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →