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Ashley name popularity by year

Ashley: 54,856 US girls in 1987; 1,829 in 2025. Annual usage fell 96.7% from its 1950–2025 peak, in Social Security records.

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  • Ashley: 15 in 1950, 1,829 in 2025. It peaked at 54,856 in 1987.

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In 1987, Social Security recorded 54,856 US girls named Ashley, the highest annual count shown. The count was 15 in 1950 and 18,000 in 2000. By 2025, it was 1,829, a decline of 96.7% from the peak displayed. The annual chart follows this exact spelling, rather than grouping together similar names or nicknames.

The more recent observations show 6,317 girls named Ashley in 2010 and 1,808 in 2020. Social Security counts names from applications associated with a birth year; these totals do not count everyone alive who has the name. The source suppresses names used fewer than five times, but every year shown here has a published count.

The data

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US girls with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count.

The rise and fall of Ashley, US girls named Ashley, 1950–2025, 1950–2025
DateAshley
195015
195115
195223
195314
195421
19558
195623
195727
195838
195937
196055
196181
196295
1963108
1964181
1965216
1966262
1967385
1968542
1969641
1970927
19711,162
19721,176
19731,250
19741,625
19751,989
19762,287
19772,707
19783,482
19794,448
19807,296
19818,874
198214,851
198333,289
198438,773
198547,010
198649,671
198754,856
198849,977
198947,588
199045,561
199143,477
199238,460
199334,849
199430,281
199526,606
199623,678
199720,897
199819,875
199918,136
200018,000
200116,531
200215,344
200314,519
200414,377
200513,276
200612,353
200711,428
20089,408
20097,815
20106,317
20115,403
20124,701
20133,943
20143,560
20153,429
20163,045
20172,528
20182,280
20192,031
20201,808
20211,700
20221,865
20232,184
20242,240
20251,829

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How popular is the name Ashley?

Social Security recorded 1,829 US girls named Ashley in 2025, the latest birth year in this series. The annual count was 96.7% below its displayed peak.

When was Ashley most popular?

Within the 1950–2025 series, Ashley reached its highest annual count in 1987, with 54,856 girls. This identifies the highest count, not the name’s rank or its share of all births.

What does the name count include?

The figures cover US girls recorded under the exact spelling Ashley in Social Security applications, grouped by birth year. They are annual name counts, not the number of living people with the name.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US girls with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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