The first name Ashleigh

In 2025, 9 girls were named Ashleigh, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 1,081 births (#58).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ashleigh with other names.

In 2025, 16 girls born in the United States were named Ashleigh, the 6,876th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 1,717 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Ashleigh Barty
  Australian tennis player, born 1996
• Ashleigh Ball
  Canadian voice actress, born 1983
• Ashleigh McIvor
  Freestyle skier, born 1983
• Ashleigh Cummings
  Australian actress, born 1992
• Ashleigh Johnson
  American water polo player, born 1994
• Ashleigh Gardner
  Australian cricketer, born 1997
• Ashleigh Southern
  Australian female water polo player, born 1992
• Ashleigh Gentle
  Australian triathlete, born 1991
• Ashleigh Ball
  British field hockey player, born 1986
• Ashleigh Brilliant
  American author and cartoonist (1933–2025)
• Ashleigh Aston Moore
  Canadian-American actress (1981–2007)
• Ashleigh Weerden
  Dutch association football player (1999-)

How popular is the name Ashleigh?

In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Ashleigh, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 1996, with 1,081 births.

Is Ashleigh a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 31,944 US babies named Ashleigh since 1880 were girls.

When was Ashleigh most popular?

1991 in the United States, when 1,717 babies were named Ashleigh, its highest rank at 176th.

What name is Ashleigh a form of?

Ashleigh is a form of Ashley.