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Ashley name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ashley ranks #164 in female records (1,829 reported) and #3,957 in male records (27 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#164 · 1,829 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 411 female records (2,240 to 1,829); rank moved from #124 to #164.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 129 female records (1,700 to 1,829); rank moved from #172 to #164.
2025 male rank and count
#3,957 · 27 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 1 male records (28 to 27); rank moved from #3,899 to #3,957.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 4 male records (31 to 27); rank moved from #3,588 to #3,957.
Peak year in available data
2016: 3,045 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Ashley becoming more popular?

Ashley's reported female count decreased by 411 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #124 to #164. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Ashley in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AshleyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,0450201620252016: 3,045 female records2017: 2,528 female records2018: 2,280 female records2019: 2,031 female records2020: 1,808 female records2021: 1,700 female records2022: 1,865 female records2023: 2,184 female records2024: 2,240 female records2025: 1,829 female records2016: 34 male records2017: 32 male records2018: 34 male records2019: 24 male records2020: 29 male records2021: 31 male records2022: 29 male records2023: 29 male records2024: 28 male records2025: 27 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,829164273,957
20242,240124283,899
20232,184126293,806
20221,865154293,778
20211,700172313,588
20201,808153293,656
20192,031137244,235
20182,280130343,305
20172,528122323,445
20163,045101343,300

Questions about Ashley’s popularity

How common is Ashley in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Ashley ranks #164 in female records (1,829 reported) and #3,957 in male records (27 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Ashley?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Ashley only.

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