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The first name Ashly

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

20th-century spelling variant of Ashley.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Ashly last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 3 births (#2,863).

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GirlsBoys
21
babies named Ashly, 1996–2025
#5,785
rank in 2016
1996
peak year

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

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Ashly at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 176 girls born in the United States were named Ashly, the 1,273rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1987, when 507 were.

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12,301
babies named Ashly since 1880
#1,273
rank in 2025
1987
peak year

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.

Famous people named Ashly

1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Ashly Burch
    American voice actress, born 1990

Questions

What does the name Ashly mean?
20th-century spelling variant of Ashley.
How popular is the name Ashly?
In 2016, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Ashly, ranking 5,785th. Its peak was 1996, with 3 births.
Is Ashly a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 12,301 US babies named Ashly since 1880 were girls.
When was Ashly most popular?
1987 in the United States, when 507 babies were named Ashly, its highest rank at 438th.