Ashlyn

#972 for girls in 2025, 262 births · Last seen for boys in 2013 at #12,136
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2005 · 2,539 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
48,039
since 1963

Ashlyn over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201997peak #127, 2005girls
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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#972262—
2024#901294—
2023#832330—
2022#775367—
2021#713402—
2020#601483—
2019#588520—
2018#569543—
2017#470662—
2016#398836—
2015#332984—
2014#3081,063—
2013#2581,240#12,1365
2012#2071,514#12,2745
2011#1721,834—
2010#1571,947—
2009#1462,194#10,9946
2008#1522,264—
2007#1552,262#10,9216
2006#1412,458—
2005#1272,539#11,4725
2004#1312,455#6,97610
2003#1392,368#7,2459
2002#1582,077—
2001#1572,031—
2000#1781,822—
1999#1911,638#7,1398
1998#2011,548—
1997#2171,367—
1996#2271,243—
1995#2331,214—
1994#2561,093—
1993#309857—
1992#371688—
1991#477511—
1990#560419—
1989#572385—
1988#683281—
1987#798219—
1986#929171—
1985#1,071137—
1984#1,30395—
1983#1,41183—
1982#2,53237—
1981#2,72333—
1980#3,21526—
1979#3,23625—
1978#3,38822—
1977#3,76119—
1976#3,81217—
1975#5,16111—
1974#6,2588—
1973#5,5809—
1972#4,30013—
1971#5,5439—
1970#3,71216—
1969#3,95813—
1968#2,96919—
1967#3,84512—
1966#3,74012—
1965#2,93818—
1964#3,69213—
1963#5,2967—
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First appearance
1963

The first year at least five girls were named Ashlyn! It came in at #5,296, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1963, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Ashlyn is popular in 1997

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #93 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 281 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 702 girlsNHWashington: #216 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 987 girlsWAIdaho: #92 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 327 girlsIDMontana: #139 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 490 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #275 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,469 girlsMNIllinois: #361 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,119 girlsILWisconsin: #311 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsWIMichigan: #297 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsMINew York: #703 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,050 girlsNYMassachusetts: #323 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,988 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #305 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,467 girlsORNevada: #188 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 777 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedSDIowa: #135 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 597 girlsIAIndiana: #150 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 698 girlsINOhio: #335 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsOHPennsylvania: #255 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,421 girlsPANew Jersey: #590 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,176 girlsNJConnecticut: #367 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,205 girlsCTCalifornia: #380 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsCAUtah: #127 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 537 girlsUTColorado: #216 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 952 girlsCONebraska: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsNEMissouri: #143 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 720 girlsMOKentucky: #385 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #202 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsVAMaryland: #317 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,689 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #215 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 936 girlsAZNew Mexico: #384 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,656 girlsNMKansas: #132 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 541 girlsKSArkansas: #76 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 294 girlsARTennessee: #125 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 588 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #126 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 589 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #96 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 403 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashlyn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #107 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 431 girlsOKLouisiana: #99 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 451 girlsLAMississippi: #113 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 480 girlsMSAlabama: #93 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 432 girlsALGeorgia: #118 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 578 girlsGAHawaii: #107 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 340 girlsHITexas: #183 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 891 girlsTXFlorida: #244 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#76 · 1 in 294
  2. Idaho#92 · 1 in 327
  3. Alaska#93 · 1 in 281
  4. Alabama#93 · 1 in 432
  5. South Carolina#96 · 1 in 403

Best ever in a state: #26 in Wyoming, 2008.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#76391 in 294
Idaho#92171 in 327
Alabama#93481 in 432
Alaska#9391 in 281
South Carolina#96401 in 403
Louisiana#99481 in 451
Hawaii#107111 in 340
Oklahoma#107391 in 431
Mississippi#113241 in 480
Georgia#118741 in 578
Tennessee#125501 in 588
North Carolina#126681 in 589
Utah#127291 in 537
Kansas#132231 in 541
Iowa#135231 in 597
Montana#13961 in 490
Missouri#143411 in 720
Indiana#150471 in 698
New Hampshire#17171 in 702
Texas#1831571 in 891
Nevada#188111 in 777
Virginia#202331 in 1,008
Arizona#215301 in 936
Colorado#216221 in 952
Washington#216291 in 987
Florida#244561 in 1,310
Pennsylvania#255411 in 1,421
Minnesota#275171 in 1,469
Michigan#297301 in 1,732
Oregon#305111 in 1,467
Wisconsin#311141 in 1,788
Maryland#317141 in 1,689
Massachusetts#323161 in 1,988
Nebraska#32651 in 1,645
Ohio#335301 in 2,061
Illinois#361331 in 2,119
Connecticut#36771 in 2,205
California#3801051 in 2,122
New Mexico#38451 in 1,656
Kentucky#38581 in 2,470
New Jersey#590101 in 4,176
New York#703201 in 5,050
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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 Ashlyn
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 71 spots since 2024 (#901 → #972)
  • 371 spots since 2020 (#601 → #972)
  • 640 spots since 2015 (#332 → #972)
  • Biggest jump: 142 spots in 1986 (#1,071 → #929)
  • Biggest drop: 112 spots in 2021 (#601 → #713)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1963
  • Peaked 2005 at #127 (2,539 births)
  • Births halved by 2013, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 40 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 40 yrs · run 1986–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 728
  • Highest: 1 in 728 girls born in 2005 were named Ashlyn (0.14%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,135 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 46.8% of all girls named Ashlyn (22,470) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s94#2,938 (1965)#3,777
1970s149#3,236 (1979)#4,475
1980s1,467#572 (1989)#1,524
1990s10,578#191 (1999)#304
2000s22,470#127 (2005)#148
2010s11,143#157 (2010)#346
2020s2,138#601 (2020)#799

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.

Ashlyn in 1997

girls
#217
1,367 births · 1 in 1,273 girls

Top girls' names in 1997

  1. #1Emily25,734
  2. #2Jessica21,045
  3. #3Ashley20,897
  4. #4Sarah20,716
  5. #5Hannah20,597
  6. #6Samantha20,170
  7. #7Taylor19,504
  8. #8Alexis17,171
  9. #9Elizabeth15,430
  10. #10Madison15,189
  11. #217Ashlyn1,367
More about 1997

girls

1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,273 of them was named Ashlyn, which outranked 98.7% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashlyn
  1. #214Esmeralda1,393
  2. #214Lillian1,393
  3. #216Deja1,391
  4. #217Ashlyn1,367
  5. #218Tessa1,358
  6. #219Julissa1,355
  7. #219Lily1,355
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,582Yulisa#10,567 → #985
  2. ↑ 3,882Yulissa#4,306 → #424
  3. ↑ 2,634Tea#3,429 → #795
  4. ↑ 2,046Taya#2,901 → #855
  5. ↑ 1,202Julisa#1,930 → #728
Fallers
  1. ↓ 931Yamilex#707 → #1,638
  2. ↓ 477Suzette#998 → #1,475
  3. ↓ 457Chynna#834 → #1,291
  4. ↓ 396Moesha#547 → #943
  5. ↓ 377Daijah#975 → #1,352

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

See the top 100 for 1997 →