Primarily a girl's name · 98% girls
Origin: EnglishAshley is a given name which was originally an Old English surname. It is derived from the Old English words æsċ and lēah and translates to "Dweller near the ash tree meadow".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ashley yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 5 | #4,650 |
| 1938 | 7 | #3,472 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,988 |
| 1942 | 8 | #3,464 |
| 1943 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,957 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,927 |
| 1946 | 7 | #4,015 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,259 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,841 |
| 1949 | 11 | #3,191 |
| 1950 | 15 | #2,660 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,700 |
| 1952 | 23 | #2,129 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,931 |
| 1954 | 21 | #2,382 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,392 |
| 1956 | 23 | #2,323 |
| 1957 | 27 | #2,123 |
| 1958 | 38 | #1,764 |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,822 |
| 1960 | 55 | #1,488 |
| 1961 | 81 | #1,224 |
| 1962 | 95 | #1,113 |
| 1963 | 108 | #1,027 |
| 1964 | 181 | #771 |
| 1965 | 216 | #669 |
| 1966 | 262 | #583 |
| 1967 | 385 | #485 |
| 1968 | 542 | #399 |
| 1969 | 641 | #361 |
| 1970 | 927 | #305 |
| 1971 | 1,163 | #255 |
| 1972 | 1,176 | #234 |
| 1973 | 1,250 | #206 |
| 1974 | 1,625 | #165 |
| 1975 | 1,989 | #138 |
| 1976 | 2,288 | #115 |
| 1977 | 2,706 | #106 |
| 1978 | 3,482 | #87 |
| 1979 | 4,448 | #67 |
| 1980 | 7,296 | #40 |
| 1981 | 8,874 | #34 |
| 1982 | 14,854 | #17 |
| 1983 | 33,291 | #4 |
| 1984 | 38,774 | #3 |
| 1985 | 47,008 | #2 |
| 1986 | 49,672 | #2 |
| 1987 | 54,853 | #2 |
| 1988 | 49,975 | #2 |
| 1989 | 47,588 | #2 |
| 1990 | 45,560 | #2 |
| 1991 | 43,477 | #1 |
| 1992 | 38,461 | #1 |
| 1993 | 34,849 | #2 |
| 1994 | 30,283 | #2 |
| 1995 | 26,606 | #2 |
| 1996 | 23,678 | #3 |
| 1997 | 20,896 | #3 |
| 1998 | 19,874 | #5 |
| 1999 | 18,136 | #6 |
| 2000 | 18,000 | #4 |
| 2001 | 16,531 | #4 |
| 2002 | 15,344 | #6 |
| 2003 | 14,519 | #8 |
| 2004 | 14,377 | #8 |
| 2005 | 13,275 | #10 |
| 2006 | 12,353 | #12 |
| 2007 | 11,428 | #13 |
| 2008 | 9,408 | #18 |
| 2009 | 7,815 | #20 |
| 2010 | 6,317 | #29 |
| 2011 | 5,403 | #42 |
| 2012 | 4,700 | #50 |
| 2013 | 3,942 | #67 |
| 2014 | 3,559 | #87 |
| 2015 | 3,427 | #86 |
| 2016 | 3,044 | #101 |
| 2017 | 2,528 | #122 |
| 2018 | 2,280 | #129 |
| 2019 | 2,030 | #137 |
| 2020 | 1,807 | #153 |
| 2021 | 1,700 | #172 |
| 2022 | 1,863 | #154 |
| 2023 | 2,182 | #126 |
| 2024 | 2,231 | #124 |
