The first name Ashlyn
A girl’s name from Irish meaning “dream”, “vision”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Irish origin
Ashlyn means “dream”, “vision” in Irish.
An anglicized form of Irish Aisling (“dream, vision”) with -lyn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 8 girls were named Ashlyn, making it the 3,035th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2005, with 31 births (#890).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ashlyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ashlyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 262 girls born in the United States were named Ashlyn, the 972nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 2,539 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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Ashlyn
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ashlyn HarrisAmerican soccer player, born 1985
- Ashlyn GereAmerican pornographic and TV actress, born 1967
- Ashlyn SanchezAmerican actress, born 1996
- AsheAmerican singer-songwriter, born 1993
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Questions
- What does the name Ashlyn mean?
- Ashlyn means “dream”, “vision” in Irish.
- What is the origin of the name Ashlyn?
- An anglicized form of Irish Aisling (“dream, vision”) with -lyn.
- How popular is the name Ashlyn?
- In 2025, 8 girls born in England and Wales were named Ashlyn, ranking 3,035th. Its peak was 2005, with 31 births.
- Is Ashlyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 48,093 US babies named Ashlyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ashlyn most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 2,539 babies were named Ashlyn, its highest rank at 127th.
- What are other spellings of Ashlyn?
- Ashlynn.