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Ashley is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (2% of births). There have been 873,844 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 858,007 as girls and 15,837 as boys. Ashley gained popularity in the 1980s, peaked in 1987 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	2,259
2023	2,210
2022	1,892
2021	1,731
2020	1,836
2019	2,054
2018	2,314
2017	2,560
2016	3,078
2015	3,453
2014	3,599
2013	3,980
2012	4,717
2011	5,440
2010	6,348
2009	7,852
2008	9,461
2007	11,483
2006	12,412
2005	13,344
2004	14,465
2003	14,597
2002	15,404
2001	16,605
2000	18,082
1999	18,213
1998	19,952
1997	20,991
1996	23,786
1995	26,718
1994	30,415
1993	34,984
1992	38,629
1991	43,657
1990	45,799
1989	47,964
1988	50,278
1987	55,262
1986	50,092
1985	47,509
1984	39,315
1983	33,886
1982	15,503
1981	9,548
1980	8,042
1979	5,034
1978	4,015
1977	3,288
1976	2,763
1975	2,407
1974	2,034
1973	1,676
1972	1,449
1971	1,427
1970	1,180
1969	835
1968	711
1967	522
1966	373
1965	337
1964	291
1963	236
1962	209
1961	207
1960	144
1959	117
1958	113
1957	92
1956	87
1955	89
1954	94
1953	69
1952	82
1951	65
1950	72
1949	66
1948	79
1947	78
1946	78
1945	67
1944	65
1943	68
1942	79
1941	60
1940	49
1939	27
1938	32
1937	31
1936	36
1935	34
1934	32
1933	22
1932	30
1931	35
1930	26
1929	39
1928	37
1927	50
1926	45
1925	57
1924	46
1923	47
1922	53
1921	47
1920	43
1919	59
1918	42
1917	50
1916	48
1915	47
1914	42
1913	31
1912	23
1911	16
1910	7
1909	10
1908	9
1907	7
1906	13
1905	10
1904	11
1903	7
1902	14
1901	10
1900	5
1899	7
1898	5
1897	17
1896	10
1895	10
1894	17
1893	10
1892	12
1891	8
1890	12
1888	7
1887	10
1886	14
1885	13
1884	6
1883	9
1882	7
1881	6
1880	8