girl's name
Ashlen
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,083
Ashlen is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1995, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1984.
Ashlen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 125 |
| 1990s | 422 |
| 2000s | 350 |
| 2010s | 155 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 31 |
How popular is Ashlen?
In 2025, Ashlen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Ashlen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ashlen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ashlen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ashlen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ashlen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ashlen
How popular is the name Ashlen?
In 2025, Ashlen was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ashlen a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashlen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ashlen most popular?
Ashlen peaked in 1995, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Ashlen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ashlen currently ranks #16,963 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.