Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1987

Ashly

Meaning 20th-century spelling variant of Ashley Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,273 Trend ↑ Rising 81%

20th-century spelling variant of Ashley.

Rank 2025
#1,273
among girls · ↓97 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
176
named Ashly · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,132
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1987
512 babies
All-time total
12,301
#1,479 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Ashly popularity over time

12,301 babies have been named Ashly since 1966, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 30 5 35 4 – #4,233
1970s 240 15 255 26 +629% #1,814
1980s 3,450 77 3,527 353 +1283% #437
1990s 3,216 20 3,236 324 -8% #536
2000s 3,060 5 3,065 307 -5% #699
2010s 1,276 – 1,276 128 -58% #1,101
2020s (to 2025) 907 – 907 151 +18% #1,176

Where Ashly is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 194 0.12 outside top 500
2027 211 0.13 outside top 500
2028 226 0.14 outside top 500
2029 240 0.15 outside top 500
2030 253 0.16 outside top 500

Where Ashly is most popular

Girls named Ashly per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.098 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Tennessee, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ashly born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 120 0.280 +186%
Tennessee 27 0.170 +74%
Texas 128 0.159 +62%
Virginia 25 0.147 +49%
New Jersey 25 0.139 +41%
New York 53 0.134 +36%
Maryland 13 0.123 +25%
Alabama 11 0.117 +19%
California 77 0.092 -7%
Georgia 17 0.075 -24%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -40%
North Carolina 13 0.057 -42%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -51%
Colorado 5 0.045 -54%
Indiana 6 0.043 -56%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -58%
Illinois 5 0.022 -78%
Ohio 5 0.021 -79%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ashly

Ashly is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,273 in 2025 with 176 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 12,301 American babies have been named Ashly. Its peak came in 1987, when 512 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ashly stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ashly?

The median living Ashly is about 29 years old; half are between 18 and 37. An estimated 12 thousand people named Ashly are alive in the United States today.

median 29 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ashly year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 176 #1,273 – –
2024 204 #1,176 – –
2023 174 #1,305 – –
2022 135 #1,576 – –
2021 107 #1,864 – –
2020 111 #1,782 – –
2019 113 #1,804 – –
2018 92 #2,088 – –
2017 87 #2,185 – –
2016 118 #1,759 – –
2015 114 #1,824 – –
2014 108 #1,868 – –
2013 109 #1,850 – –
2012 144 #1,531 – –
2011 165 #1,384 – –
2010 226 #1,101 – –
2009 279 #958 – –
2008 339 #834 – –
2007 378 #770 – –
2006 351 #783 – –
2005 395 #699 – –
2004 292 #843 5 #11,503
2003 279 #865 – –
2002 283 #823 – –
2001 239 #928 – –
2000 225 #947 – –
1995 284 #720 – –
1990 444 #536 7 #6,460
1985 466 #460 7 #5,185
1980 94 #1,339 12 #3,438
1975 15 #4,156 – –
1970 5 #8,072 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ashly, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ashly?

The median living Ashly is about 29 years old. Half of all living Ashlys are between 18 and 37 years old.

How many people named Ashly are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Ashly are alive in the United States, based on 12,301 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ashly mean?

20th-century spelling variant of Ashley.

How popular is the name Ashly in 2025?

Ashly ranked #1,273 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 176 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ashly?

12,301 babies have been named Ashly in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ashly most popular?

Ashly peaked in 1987, when 512 newborns received the name.

Is Ashly a boy or girl name?

Ashly is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ashly rising or falling?

Ashly is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ashly become more popular?

Ashly is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 253 girls named Ashly in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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