Gender
Origin
- English
- From The Ash Tree
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ashley
Pronunciation
a-sh-ley
More about the name
Ashley is a given name which was originally an Old English surname. It is derived from the Old English (Anglo-Saxon) words æsċ (ash) and lēah (clearing, meadow) and translates to "Dweller near the ash tree meadow".
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1980 (rank #282, 746 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3949, 27 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #2, 54,845 births); most recent 2025 (rank #164, 1,829 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 1,829 |
| 2024 | 28 | 2,231 |
| 2023 | 28 | 2,182 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1,863 |
| 2021 | 31 | 1,700 |
| 2020 | 29 | 1,807 |
| 2019 | 24 | 2,030 |
| 2018 | 34 | 2,280 |
| 2017 | 32 | 2,528 |
| 2016 | 34 | 3,044 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #40, 1,874 births); most recent 2025 (rank #716, 49 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #152, 287 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1271, 25 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | 25 |
| 2024 | 36 | 23 |
| 2023 | 49 | 37 |
| 2022 | 48 | 50 |
| 2021 | 74 | 37 |
| 2020 | 66 | 49 |
| 2019 | 83 | 32 |
| 2018 | 95 | 42 |
| 2017 | 106 | 49 |
| 2016 | 146 | 35 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #953, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3645, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2012 (rank #226, 303 births); most recent 2023 (rank #436, 124 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 124 |
| 2022 | 6 | 140 |
| 2021 | 7 | 146 |
| 2020 | 4 | 181 |
| 2019 | 10 | 200 |
| 2018 | 4 | 179 |
| 2017 | – | 209 |
| 2016 | 8 | 263 |
| 2015 | 4 | 212 |
| 2014 | 8 | 267 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #161, 18 births); most recent 2020 (rank #606, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #133, 44 births); most recent 2025 (rank #435, 8 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 8 |
| 2024 | – | 8 |
| 2023 | – | 9 |
| 2022 | – | 10 |
| 2021 | – | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | – | 13 |
| 2016 | 3 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #162, 14 births); most recent 2019 (rank #516, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #10, 545 births); most recent 2022 (rank #470, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #139, 13 births); most recent 2013 (rank #398, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #127, 17 births); most recent 2017 (rank #432, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 3 |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #128, 28 births); most recent 1990 (rank #432, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #3, 435 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | 12 |
| 2021 | – | 8 |
| 2020 | – | 11 |
| 2019 | – | 17 |
| 2018 | – | 19 |
| 2017 | – | 18 |
| 2016 | – | 16 |
| 2015 | – | 24 |
| 2014 | – | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence