girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Ashlyn

Meaning dream, vision Gender Girl Rank 2025 #972 Trend ↓ Falling 41%

An anglicized form of Irish Aisling (“dream, vision”) with -lyn.

Rank 2025
#972
among girls · ↓71 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
262
named Ashlyn · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,135
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
2,544 babies
All-time total
48,093
#605 all-time among girls
First recorded
1963
in Social Security records

Ashlyn popularity over time

48,093 babies have been named Ashlyn since 1963, 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
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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 94 – 94 9 – #2,942
1970s 149 – 149 15 +59% #3,247
1980s 1,467 – 1,467 147 +885% #572
1990s 10,578 8 10,586 1,059 +622% #191
2000s 22,470 36 22,506 2,251 +113% #127
2010s 11,143 10 11,153 1,115 -50% #157
2020s (to 2025) 2,138 – 2,138 356 -68% #601

Where Ashlyn 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 240 0.15 outside top 500
2027 223 0.14 outside top 500
2028 210 0.13 outside top 500
2029 199 0.12 outside top 500
2030 190 0.12 outside top 500

Where Ashlyn is most popular

Girls named Ashlyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.204 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Minnesota, and North Carolina.

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 Ashlyn 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
Kentucky 41 0.479 +135%
Minnesota 42 0.389 +91%
North Carolina 81 0.356 +74%
Alabama 33 0.351 +72%
Wisconsin 34 0.330 +62%
Colorado 36 0.323 +58%
Utah 26 0.312 +53%
Indiana 39 0.278 +36%
Tennessee 42 0.265 +30%
Louisiana 23 0.263 +29%
Ohio 62 0.261 +28%
Florida 111 0.259 +27%
Missouri 31 0.257 +26%
Maryland 27 0.255 +25%
Georgia 57 0.251 +23%
Virginia 42 0.246 +21%
Pennsylvania 57 0.241 +18%
South Carolina 20 0.222 +9%
New Jersey 39 0.216 +6%
Texas 168 0.209 ≈ national
Michigan 36 0.198 ≈ national
California 163 0.194 -5%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -6%
Oregon 12 0.184 -10%
New York 70 0.177 -13%
Iowa 10 0.171 -16%
Arizona 23 0.164 -20%
Massachusetts 17 0.141 -31%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -32%
Washington 19 0.132 -36%
Illinois 30 0.131 -36%
Nevada 5 0.108 -47%
Oklahoma 7 0.095 -53%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -54%
Kansas 5 0.087 -58%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Ashlyn

Ashlyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #972 in 2025 with 262 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1963, 48,093 American babies have been named Ashlyn. Its peak came in 2005, when 2,544 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Ashlyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ashlyn?

The median living Ashlyn is about 20 years old; half are between 15 and 26. An estimated 48 thousand people named Ashlyn are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Ashlyn 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 262 #972 – –
2024 294 #901 – –
2023 330 #832 – –
2022 367 #775 – –
2021 402 #713 – –
2020 483 #601 – –
2019 520 #589 – –
2018 543 #569 – –
2017 662 #470 – –
2016 836 #398 – –
2015 984 #332 – –
2014 1,063 #309 – –
2013 1,240 #258 5 #12,325
2012 1,514 #207 5 #12,434
2011 1,834 #172 – –
2010 1,947 #157 – –
2009 2,194 #146 6 #11,122
2008 2,264 #152 – –
2007 2,262 #155 6 #11,042
2006 2,458 #141 – –
2005 2,539 #127 5 #11,622
2004 2,455 #131 10 #7,016
2003 2,368 #139 9 #7,288
2002 2,077 #158 – –
2001 2,031 #157 – –
2000 1,822 #178 – –
1995 1,214 #233 – –
1990 419 #560 – –
1985 137 #1,071 – –
1980 26 #3,221 – –
1975 11 #5,182 – –
1970 16 #3,726 – –
1965 18 #2,942 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ashlyn

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ashlyn Gere Ashlyn Gere American pornographic and TV actress b. 1959 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ashlyn?

The median living Ashlyn is about 20 years old. Half of all living Ashlyns are between 15 and 26 years old.

How many people named Ashlyn are alive today?

An estimated 48 thousand people named Ashlyn are alive in the United States, based on 48,093 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ashlyn mean?

An anglicized form of Irish Aisling (“dream, vision”) with -lyn.

How popular is the name Ashlyn in 2025?

Ashlyn ranked #972 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 262 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ashlyn?

48,093 babies have been named Ashlyn in the United States since 1963, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ashlyn most popular?

Ashlyn peaked in 2005, when 2,544 newborns received the name.

Is Ashlyn a boy or girl name?

Ashlyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ashlyn rising or falling?

Ashlyn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ashlyn become more popular?

Ashlyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 190 girls named Ashlyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ashlyn?

Well-known people named Ashlyn include Ashlyn Gere (pornographic actor).

Names like Ashlyn

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