Ashley
ASH-lee
Average rank #465 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 รฆsc 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?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#880
in 2024
#1,406
in 2024
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#443
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#164
in 2025
#3,957
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#374
in 2024
Not in top rankings for: ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland, ๐ฆ๐บ Australia, ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
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