Ashley remains a common girls' name (#164 in 2025), down from a peak of #1 in 1991.
Ashley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #164 among girls (1,829) and #3,957 among boys (27) — overall #366 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,856 | 1,856 | #164 | #3,957 |
| 2024 | 2,268 | 2,275 | #124 | #3,899 |
| 2023 | 2,213 | 2,218 | #126 | #3,806 |
| 2022 | 1,894 | 1,894 | #154 | #3,778 |
| 2021 | 1,731 | 1,736 | #172 | #3,588 |
| 2020 | 1,837 | 1,837 | #153 | #3,656 |
| 2019 | 2,055 | 2,055 | #137 | #4,235 |
| 2018 | 2,314 | 2,314 | #130 | #3,305 |
| 2017 | 2,560 | 2,574 | #122 | #3,445 |
| 2016 | 3,079 | 3,079 | #101 | #3,300 |
| 2015 | 3,455 | 3,461 | #86 | #3,992 |
| 2014 | 3,600 | 3,612 | #87 | #2,893 |
| 2013 | 3,981 | 3,997 | #67 | #2,961 |
| 2012 | 4,718 | 4,718 | #50 | #5,270 |
| 2011 | 5,440 | 5,459 | #42 | #3,052 |
| 2010 | 6,348 | 6,366 | #29 | #3,461 |
| 2009 | 7,852 | 7,883 | #20 | #3,110 |
| 2008 | 9,461 | 9,486 | #18 | #2,405 |
| 2007 | 11,483 | 11,516 | #13 | #2,339 |
| 2006 | 12,412 | 12,443 | #12 | #2,181 |
| 2005 | 13,345 | 13,376 | #10 | #1,854 |
| 2004 | 14,465 | 14,514 | #8 | #1,517 |
| 2003 | 14,597 | 14,642 | #8 | #1,613 |
| 2002 | 15,404 | 15,452 | #6 | #1,870 |
| 2001 | 16,605 | 16,661 | #4 | #1,600 |
| 2000 | 18,082 | 18,211 | #4 | #1,487 |
| 1999 | 18,213 | 18,298 | #6 | #1,477 |
| 1998 | 19,953 | 20,139 | #5 | #1,450 |
| 1997 | 20,992 | — | #3 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 23,786 | — | #3 | #1,107 |
| 1995 | 26,718 | — | #2 | #1,062 |
| 1994 | 30,413 | — | #2 | #958 |
| 1993 | 34,984 | — | #2 | #924 |
| 1992 | 38,628 | — | #1 | #808 |
| 1991 | 43,657 | — | #1 | #762 |
| 1990 | 45,800 | — | #2 | #652 |
| 1989 | 47,964 | — | #2 | #491 |
| 1988 | 50,280 | — | #2 | #523 |
| 1987 | 55,265 | — | #2 | #436 |
| 1986 | 50,091 | — | #2 | #418 |
| 1985 | 47,511 | — | #2 | #368 |
| 1984 | 39,314 | — | #3 | #344 |
| 1983 | 33,884 | — | #4 | #321 |
| 1982 | 15,500 | — | #17 | #305 |
| 1981 | 9,548 | — | #34 | #294 |
| 1980 | 8,042 | — | #40 | #282 |
| 1979 | 5,034 | — | #67 | #320 |
| 1978 | 4,015 | — | #87 | #328 |
| 1977 | 3,289 | — | #106 | #321 |
| 1976 | 2,762 | — | #115 | #350 |
| 1975 | 2,407 | — | #138 | #378 |
| 1974 | 2,034 | — | #165 | #383 |
| 1973 | 1,676 | — | #206 | #371 |
| 1972 | 1,449 | — | #234 | #474 |
| 1971 | 1,426 | — | #255 | #500 |
| 1970 | 1,180 | — | #305 | #507 |
| 1969 | 835 | — | #361 | #562 |
| 1968 | 711 | — | #399 | #581 |
| 1967 | 522 | — | #485 | #638 |
| 1966 | 373 | — | #583 | #703 |
| 1965 | 337 | — | #669 | #676 |
| 1964 | 291 | — | #771 | #735 |
| 1963 | 236 | — | #1,027 | #685 |
| 1962 | 210 | — | #1,114 | #715 |
| 1961 | 206 | — | #1,224 | #684 |
| 1960 | 144 | — | #1,488 | #808 |
| 1959 | 117 | — | #1,822 | #844 |
| 1958 | 113 | — | #1,763 | #871 |
| 1957 | 92 | — | #2,123 | #937 |
| 1956 | 87 | — | #2,323 | #935 |
| 1955 | 89 | — | #4,393 | #812 |
| 1954 | 94 | — | #2,382 | #852 |
| 1953 | 69 | — | #2,931 | #967 |
| 1952 | 82 | — | #2,129 | #928 |
| 1951 | 65 | — | #2,700 | #992 |
| 1950 | 72 | — | #2,660 | #904 |
| 1949 | 66 | — | #3,191 | #935 |
| 1948 | 79 | — | #2,841 | #839 |
| 1947 | 78 | — | #3,259 | #844 |
| 1946 | 78 | — | #4,015 | #786 |
| 1945 | 67 | — | #2,927 | #830 |
| 1944 | 65 | — | #2,957 | #853 |
| 1943 | 68 | — | #3,051 | #875 |
| 1942 | 79 | — | #3,465 | #762 |
| 1941 | 60 | — | #3,988 | #858 |
| 1940 | 49 | — | — | #905 |
| 1939 | 27 | — | — | #1,273 |
| 1938 | 32 | — | #3,472 | #1,338 |
| 1937 | 31 | — | — | #1,182 |
| 1936 | 36 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1935 | 34 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1934 | 32 | — | — | #1,175 |
| 1933 | 22 | — | — | #1,457 |
| 1932 | 30 | — | — | #1,237 |
| 1931 | 35 | — | — | #1,146 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | — | #1,430 |
| 1929 | 39 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1928 | 37 | — | — | #1,169 |
| 1927 | 50 | — | — | #990 |
| 1926 | 45 | — | — | #1,034 |
| 1925 | 57 | — | — | #890 |
| 1924 | 46 | — | — | #1,045 |
| 1923 | 47 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1922 | 53 | — | — | #959 |
| 1921 | 47 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1920 | 43 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1919 | 59 | — | — | #860 |
| 1918 | 42 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1917 | 50 | — | #4,650 | #965 |
| 1916 | 48 | — | — | #917 |
| 1915 | 47 | — | — | #906 |
| 1914 | 42 | — | — | #821 |
| 1913 | 31 | — | — | #875 |
| 1912 | 23 | — | — | #938 |
| 1911 | 16 | — | — | #827 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | — | #1,323 |
| 1909 | 10 | — | — | #954 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | — | #952 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | — | #1,104 |
| 1906 | 13 | — | — | #677 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | — | #791 |
| 1904 | 11 | — | — | #726 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #914 |
| 1902 | 14 | — | — | #586 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | — | #685 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | — | #862 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1897 | 17 | — | — | #476 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | — | #728 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | — | #689 |
| 1894 | 17 | — | — | #481 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | — | #654 |
| 1892 | 12 | — | — | #601 |
| 1891 | 8 | — | — | #705 |
| 1890 | 12 | — | — | #569 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #823 |
| 1887 | 10 | — | — | #589 |
| 1886 | 14 | — | — | #491 |
| 1885 | 13 | — | — | #521 |
| 1884 | 6 | — | — | #858 |
| 1883 | 9 | — | — | #649 |
| 1882 | 7 | — | — | #761 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #789 |
| 1880 | 8 | — | — | #684 |