Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ashlyn

Gender

Male

Origin

English
ash meadow

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ashlyn

Pronunciation

a-shl-yn, ash-lyn

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #6970, 10 births); most recent 2013 (rank #12094, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #127, 2,539 births); most recent 2025 (rank #972, 262 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–262
2024–291
2023–330
2022–365
2021–401
2020–482
2019–520
2018–542
2017–662
2016–836

Top girl names Β· 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

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #890, 31 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3034, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20258
20248
20235
20227
20215
20207
20197
201813
201713
201615

Top girl names Β· 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 Β· Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #5342, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163
2015–
20143

Top girl names Β· Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prΓ©noms (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 Β· Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #640, 5 births); most recent 2016 (rank #866, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names Β· 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 RΓ­an) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data Β· Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #238, 15 births); most recent 2022 (rank #760, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20164

Top girl names Β· Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. Β© Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data Β· Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #384, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names Β· Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. Β© Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data Β· Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2007 (rank #114, 29 births); most recent 2022 (rank #380, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20229
2021–
20205
20196
20189
20175
20166
201514
201410

Top girl names Β· 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 Β· Licence