girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Ashlynn

Meaning A variant of Ashlyn with -lynn Gender Girl Rank 2025 #980 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

A variant of Ashlyn with -lynn.

Rank 2025
#980
among girls · ↑43 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
258
named Ashlynn · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,230
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
1,329 babies
All-time total
25,846
#904 all-time among girls
First recorded
1964
in Social Security records

Ashlynn popularity over time

25,846 babies have been named Ashlynn since 1964, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 8 – 8 1 – #5,026
1970s 9 – 9 1 +12% #6,427
1980s 495 – 495 50 +5400% #1,178
1990s 3,771 – 3,771 377 +662% #425
2000s 10,462 12 10,474 1,047 +178% #268
2010s 9,137 – 9,137 914 -13% #237
2020s (to 2025) 1,952 – 1,952 325 -64% #664

Where Ashlynn 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 235 0.15 outside top 500
2027 217 0.13 outside top 500
2028 202 0.13 outside top 500
2029 191 0.12 outside top 500
2030 182 0.11 outside top 500

Where Ashlynn is most popular

Girls named Ashlynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.187 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and South 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 Ashlynn 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
West Virginia 20 0.763 +308%
Kentucky 53 0.620 +231%
South Carolina 43 0.478 +155%
Alabama 40 0.426 +128%
Arkansas 22 0.416 +122%
Missouri 46 0.382 +104%
Montana 5 0.369 +97%
Oregon 22 0.338 +80%
Louisiana 29 0.331 +77%
Wisconsin 34 0.330 +76%
Ohio 76 0.320 +71%
Georgia 69 0.304 +62%
Oklahoma 21 0.285 +52%
Indiana 40 0.285 +52%
Tennessee 44 0.278 +48%
Michigan 48 0.264 +41%
Mississippi 12 0.257 +37%
Utah 21 0.252 +35%
Colorado 28 0.251 +34%
Washington 36 0.249 +33%
Iowa 13 0.222 +19%
Pennsylvania 52 0.220 +17%
Maryland 22 0.208 +11%
Virginia 35 0.205 +10%
North Carolina 46 0.202 +8%
Texas 151 0.188 ≈ national
Florida 80 0.187 ≈ national
Minnesota 17 0.158 -16%
Illinois 36 0.157 -16%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -26%
Nevada 5 0.108 -43%
California 88 0.105 -44%
New York 40 0.101 -46%
Kansas 5 0.087 -54%
Arizona 11 0.078 -58%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -78%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -85%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
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 Ashlynn

Ashlynn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #980 in 2025 with 258 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1964, 25,846 American babies have been named Ashlynn. Its peak came in 2010, when 1,329 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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

How old are people named Ashlynn?

The median living Ashlynn is about 17 years old; half are between 12 and 23. An estimated 26 thousand people named Ashlynn are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Ashlynn 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 258 #980 – –
2024 247 #1,023 – –
2023 286 #928 – –
2022 362 #784 – –
2021 366 #776 – –
2020 433 #664 – –
2019 484 #621 – –
2018 549 #565 – –
2017 623 #503 – –
2016 765 #426 – –
2015 871 #375 – –
2014 1,020 #326 – –
2013 1,029 #314 – –
2012 1,177 #277 – –
2011 1,290 #245 – –
2010 1,329 #237 – –
2009 1,215 #268 – –
2008 1,207 #282 – –
2007 1,247 #274 – –
2006 1,128 #292 5 #12,203
2005 1,107 #295 – –
2004 1,155 #287 7 #9,012
2003 979 #314 – –
2002 851 #349 – –
2001 824 #360 – –
2000 749 #387 – –
1995 403 #570 – –
1990 141 #1,204 – –
1985 45 #2,256 – –
1980 8 #7,469 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ashlynn

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

  1. 1 Ashlynn Brooke Pornographic actor, United States b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ashlynn?

The median living Ashlynn is about 17 years old. Half of all living Ashlynns are between 12 and 23 years old.

How many people named Ashlynn are alive today?

An estimated 26 thousand people named Ashlynn are alive in the United States, based on 25,846 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ashlynn mean?

A variant of Ashlyn with -lynn.

How popular is the name Ashlynn in 2025?

Ashlynn ranked #980 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 258 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ashlynn?

25,846 babies have been named Ashlynn in the United States since 1964, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ashlynn most popular?

Ashlynn peaked in 2010, when 1,329 newborns received the name.

Is Ashlynn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Ashlynn rising or falling?

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

Will Ashlynn become more popular?

Ashlynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 182 girls named Ashlynn 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 Ashlynn?

Well-known people named Ashlynn include Ashlynn Brooke (pornographic actor).

Names like Ashlynn

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