Ashleigh

#6,838 for girls in 2025, 16 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #11,037
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1991 · 1,717 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
31,861
since 1966

Ashleigh over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ashleigh has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #176, 1991girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#6,83816
2024#4,77228
2023#5,75221
2022#4,90727
2021#4,16734
2020#4,00535
2019#3,61142
2018#3,00454
2017#2,43274
2016#2,18888
2015#1,823114
2014#1,908105
2013#1,624132
2012#1,340175
2011#1,070230
2010#1,115221
2009#945282
2008#925296#11,0376
2007#749389
2006#690410#12,0555
2005#519565
2004#417731
2003#359852#10,8945
2002#2751,139
2001#338907
2000#337916
1999#343875
1998#2881,040
1997#2651,097
1996#2381,180
1995#2401,191#7,7926
1994#2061,414
1993#1881,546
1992#1971,512
1991#1761,717
1990#1781,623
1989#2001,330#2,90221
1988#1981,314#6,4266
1987#2011,348#5,4597
1986#2111,256#4,13010
1985#2031,278#6,5235
1984#250997#4,9737
1983#248947
1982#413552#6,3855
1981#397569
1980#621293
1979#794199
1978#939150
1977#1,023131
1976#1,25289
1975#1,40475
1974#1,88146
1973#1,83246
1972#1,89044
1971#1,73052
1970#4,03814
1969#3,10219
1968#3,45615
1967#4,30010
1966#4,4939
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First appearance
1966

The first year at least five girls were named Ashleigh! It came in at #4,493, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1966–1967, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.

Where Ashleigh is popular in 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #222 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 936 girlsNHWashington: #409 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,919 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedMNIllinois: #580 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,262 girlsILWisconsin: #539 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,110 girlsWIMichigan: #314 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsMINew York: #518 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsNYMassachusetts: #457 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,664 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedRIOregon: #424 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsORNevada: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,162 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedSDIowa: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsIAIndiana: #471 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,501 girlsINOhio: #334 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,797 girlsOHPennsylvania: #409 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,217 girlsPANew Jersey: #392 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsNJConnecticut: #359 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,794 girlsCTCalifornia: #697 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 4,318 girlsCAUtah: #408 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsUTColorado: #319 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedNEMissouri: #385 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,028 girlsMOKentucky: #392 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,770 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedWVVirginia: #234 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,088 girlsVAMaryland: #242 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedDEArizona: #446 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,025 girlsAZNew Mexico: #314 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,165 girlsNMKansas: #315 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsKSArkansas: #504 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsARTennessee: #381 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,904 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #248 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #280 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #346 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,532 girlsOKLouisiana: #282 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,223 girlsLAMississippi: #264 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsMSAlabama: #353 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsALGeorgia: #388 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ashleigh, so not publishedHITexas: #468 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,569 girlsTXFlorida: #353 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#222 · 1 in 936
  2. Virginia#234 · 1 in 1,088
  3. Maryland#242 · 1 in 1,114
  4. North Carolina#248 · 1 in 1,170
  5. Mississippi#264 · 1 in 1,066

Best ever in a state: #71 in Virginia, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#22251 in 936
Virginia#234341 in 1,088
Maryland#242221 in 1,114
North Carolina#248381 in 1,170
Mississippi#264111 in 1,066
South Carolina#280141 in 1,223
Louisiana#282171 in 1,223
Michigan#314301 in 1,608
New Mexico#31471 in 1,165
Kansas#315101 in 1,355
Colorado#319181 in 1,372
Iowa#33091 in 1,508
Ohio#334321 in 1,797
Oklahoma#346111 in 1,532
Alabama#353121 in 1,614
Florida#353441 in 1,864
Connecticut#35981 in 1,794
Tennessee#381161 in 1,904
Missouri#385141 in 2,028
Georgia#388261 in 1,943
Kentucky#392111 in 1,770
New Jersey#392201 in 2,081
Utah#408101 in 1,826
Pennsylvania#409251 in 2,217
Washington#409151 in 1,919
Oregon#42491 in 1,766
Arizona#446171 in 2,025
Massachusetts#457111 in 2,664
Texas#468621 in 2,569
Indiana#471131 in 2,501
Arkansas#50451 in 2,408
Nevada#51251 in 2,162
New York#518331 in 2,940
Wisconsin#53981 in 3,110
Illinois#580211 in 3,262
California#697531 in 4,318
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ashleigh
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 2,066 spots since 2024 (#4,772#6,838)
  • 2,833 spots since 2020 (#4,005#6,838)
  • 5,015 spots since 2015 (#1,823#6,838)
  • Biggest jump: 224 spots in 1981 (#621#397)
  • Biggest drop: 176 spots in 2008 (#749#925)
Rise & fade · girls
25 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1966
  • Peaked 1991 at #176 (1,717 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 1978–2009
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,092
  • Highest: 1 in 1,092 girls born in 1991 were named Ashleigh (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 100,454 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 41.4% of all girls named Ashleigh (13,195) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s53#3,102 (1969)#3,838
1970s846#794 (1979)#1,678
1980s9,884#198 (1988)#294
1990s13,195#176 (1991)#232
2000s6,487#275 (2002)#555
2010s1,235#1,070 (2011)#2,012
2020s161#4,005 (2020)#5,074

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ashleigh in 2004

girls
#417
731 births · 1 in 2,512 girls

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #417Ashleigh731
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 2,512 of them was named Ashleigh, which outranked 97.8% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashleigh
  1. #414Paulina738
  2. #415Rosa737
  3. #416Maritza735
  4. #417Ashleigh731
  5. #417Carolyn731
  6. #417Linda731
  7. #420Regan726
  8. #421Taryn725
  9. #422Gloria724

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. 948Rubi#1,561#613
  2. 607Kaydence#984#377
  3. 548Marin#1,383#835
  4. 543Diya#1,416#873
  5. 479Kadence#869#390
Fallers
  1. 1,607Arly#949#2,556
  2. 433Shakira#747#1,180
  3. 414Anais#990#1,404
  4. 365Lisbeth#742#1,107
  5. 274Reanna#990#1,264

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2004