Ashley
ASH-lee
GirlBoy
Average rank #424 across 4 of 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English
From an English surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "ash tree clearing", from a combination of Old English 忙sc and leah. Until the 1960s it was more commonly given to boys in the United States, but it is now most often used on girls.
Germanic
Builder: ash tree meadow.
Popularity
How popular is Ashley?
馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales
Boy
#716
in 2025
Girl
#1,271
in 2025
馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland
#443
in 2025
馃嚭馃嚫 USA
Girl
#164
in 2025
Boy
#3,957
in 2025
馃嚚馃嚘 Canada
#374
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: 馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland, 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand
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