Ashley

ASH-lee

GirlBoy

Average rank #424 across 4 of 7 countries

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.

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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