Ashley

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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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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