# Ashlyn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/ashlyn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “dream”, “vision” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Ashlynn |
| US babies named this | 48,093 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 54 / 48,039 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 447, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

An anglicized form of Irish Aisling (“dream, vision”) with -lyn.

## What it means

Ashlyn is grouped under dream.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,834 | 172 |
| 2012 | 1,514 | 207 |
| 2013 | 1,240 | 258 |
| 2014 | 1,063 | 309 |
| 2015 | 984 | 332 |
| 2016 | 836 | 398 |
| 2017 | 662 | 470 |
| 2018 | 543 | 569 |
| 2019 | 520 | 589 |
| 2020 | 483 | 601 |
| 2021 | 402 | 713 |
| 2022 | 367 | 775 |
| 2023 | 330 | 832 |
| 2024 | 294 | 901 |
| 2025 | 262 | 972 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8 | 7,204 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7,288 |
| 2004 | 10 | 7,016 |
| 2005 | 5 | 11,622 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11,042 |
| 2009 | 6 | 11,122 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12,434 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12,325 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19 | 1,545 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,521 |
| 2013 | 11 | 2,313 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1,966 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1,920 |
| 2017 | 13 | 2,090 |
| 2018 | 13 | 2,090 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,961 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3,148 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3,035 |

## People named Ashlyn

- Ashlyn Harris, American soccer player
- Ashlyn Gere, American pornographic and TV actress
- Ashlyn Sanchez, American actress
- Ashe, American singer-songwriter

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.