girl's name
Ashely
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 6,699
Ashely is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1987, when 504 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Ashely over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 124 |
| 1980s | 3,056 |
| 1990s | 2,147 |
| 2000s | 973 |
| 2010s | 245 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 52 |
How popular is Ashely?
In 2025, Ashely was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ashely is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ashely
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ashely also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ashely over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ashely
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ashely — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ashely
How popular is the name Ashely?
In 2025, Ashely was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ashely a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashely is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ashely most popular?
Ashely peaked in 1987, when 504 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ashely a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ashely currently ranks #8,675 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.