Ashly

#1,272 for girls in 2025, 176 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #11,356
Given to girls 99.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1986 · 491 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,179
since 1966

Ashly over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Ashly has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #437, 1986girls
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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
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2025#1,272176—
2024#1,175204—
2023#1,304174—
2022#1,573135—
2021#1,861107—
2020#1,781111—
2019#1,802113—
2018#2,08492—
2017#2,18487—
2016#1,757118—
2015#1,823114—
2014#1,868108—
2013#1,849109—
2012#1,530144—
2011#1,382165—
2010#1,101226—
2009#958279—
2008#834339—
2007#770378—
2006#782351—
2005#699395—
2004#843292#11,3565
2003#865279—
2002#823283—
2001#928239—
2000#946225—
1999#805271—
1998#867243—
1997#845243—
1996#755280—
1995#720284—
1994#730285#6,3728
1993#643348#8,7005
1992#591386—
1991#542432—
1990#536444#6,4157
1989#497472#6,9416
1988#486465—
1987#438507#6,9515
1986#437491#5,3327
1985#460466#5,1477
1984#528364—
1983#562323#3,88410
1982#929161#4,2349
1981#1,220107#2,33821
1980#1,33794#3,43012
1979#1,81459#4,8427
1978#2,12544—
1977#2,55733#4,1648
1976#3,00224—
1975#4,14115—
1974#3,31320—
1973#3,97115—
1972#5,4809—
1971#3,78916—
1970#7,9955—
1969#5,9747#4,4045
1968#4,22211—
1967#5,4577—
1966#6,5645—
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First appearance
1966

The first year at least five girls were named Ashly! It came in at #6,564, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1966–1967, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Ashly is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNHWashington: #359 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,268 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #378 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,829 girlsMNIllinois: #580 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,547 girlsILWisconsin: #350 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,663 girlsWIMichigan: #335 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsMINew York: #840 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 7,424 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedRIOregon: #281 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,607 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedIAIndiana: #249 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,561 girlsINOhio: #448 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,676 girlsOHPennsylvania: #408 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,123 girlsPANew Jersey: #623 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,332 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #528 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 3,536 girlsCAUtah: #357 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,920 girlsUTColorado: #311 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNEMissouri: #345 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,502 girlsMOKentucky: #437 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,548 girlsKYWest Virginia: #279 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,759 girlsWVVirginia: #623 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,301 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMDDelaware: #129 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 615 girlsDEArizona: #458 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,825 girlsAZNew Mexico: #371 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedARTennessee: #581 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,965 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #531 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,960 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,916 girlsOKLouisiana: #397 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,341 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedMSAlabama: #452 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,238 girlsALGeorgia: #453 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,219 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Ashly, so not publishedHITexas: #474 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,102 girlsTXFlorida: #533 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,054 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#129 · 1 in 615
  2. Indiana#249 · 1 in 1,561
  3. West Virginia#279 · 1 in 1,759
  4. Oregon#281 · 1 in 1,607
  5. Colorado#311 · 1 in 1,871

Best ever in a state: #91 in District of Columbia, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#12961 in 615
Indiana#249221 in 1,561
West Virginia#27951 in 1,759
Oregon#281101 in 1,607
Colorado#311111 in 1,871
Oklahoma#31991 in 1,916
Michigan#335251 in 2,418
Missouri#345131 in 2,502
Wisconsin#350111 in 2,663
Utah#35771 in 1,920
Washington#359131 in 2,268
New Mexico#37151 in 1,831
Minnesota#378101 in 2,829
Louisiana#397111 in 2,341
Pennsylvania#408231 in 3,123
Kentucky#43761 in 3,548
Ohio#448191 in 3,676
Alabama#45271 in 3,238
Georgia#453131 in 3,219
Arizona#45891 in 2,825
Texas#474431 in 3,102
California#528691 in 3,536
South Carolina#53151 in 3,960
Florida#533191 in 4,054
Illinois#580171 in 4,547
Tennessee#58161 in 4,965
New Jersey#62391 in 5,332
Virginia#62371 in 5,301
New York#840161 in 7,424
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See more about Ashly
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 97 spots since 2024 (#1,175 → #1,272)
  • 509 spots since 2020 (#1,781 → #1,272)
  • 551 spots since 2015 (#1,823 → #1,272)
  • Biggest jump: 367 spots in 1983 (#929 → #562)
  • Biggest drop: 143 spots in 2010 (#958 → #1,101)
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1966
  • Peaked 1986 at #437 (491 births)
  • Births halved by 1997, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1982–2009
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,429
  • Highest: 1 in 3,429 girls born in 1987 were named Ashly (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,132 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #437 in 1986, was only 1 in 3,494 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 28.3% of all girls named Ashly (3,450) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s30#4,222 (1968)#5,554
1970s240#1,814 (1979)#3,819
1980s3,450#437 (1986)#689
1990s3,216#536 (1990)#703
2000s3,060#699 (2005)#845
2010s1,276#1,101 (2010)#1,738
2020s907#1,175 (2024)#1,494

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.

Ashly in 1989

girls
#497
472 births · 1 in 3,906 girls
boys
#6,941
6 births · 1 in 333,488 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #497Ashly472

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #6,941Ashly6
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 3,906 of them was named Ashly, which outranked 96.6% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashly
  1. #494Kira476
  2. #494Raven476
  3. #496Sadie475
  4. #497Ashly472
  5. #497Cecily472
  6. #497Kali472
  7. #500Abbey470
  8. #500Jena470
  9. #502Kathy469

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

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 333,488 of them was named Ashly, which outranked 24.8% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ashly
  1. #6,229Zekiel7
  2. #6,229Zubin7
  3. #6,229Zvi7
  4. #6,941Ashly6
  5. #6,941Aaran6
  6. #6,941Abayomi6
  7. #6,941Abrham6
  8. #7,905Aakeem5
  9. #7,905Aaric5
  10. #7,905Aaronmichael5

Tied with 963 names at #6,941; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →