Ashlei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ASH-lee
- Origin
- English
Ashlei is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “ash tree clearing”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ashlei mean?
English: variant of Ashley
“ash tree clearing”
A spelling of Ashley, an English place name and surname from Old English words for ash tree and woodland clearing.
Is Ashlei a girl's or a boy's name?
Ashlei is a girls' name.
How popular is Ashlei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1987, with 131 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Ashlei in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ashlei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 13 | #8,697 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 50 | #3,263 |
| 2005 | 40 | #3,642 |
| 2004 | 52 | #2,994 |
| 2003 | 49 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,741 |
| 2001 | 47 | #3,005 |
| 2000 | 46 | #3,016 |
| 1999 | 36 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | 63 | #2,241 |
| 1997 | 49 | #2,587 |
| 1996 | 66 | #2,082 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,977 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,924 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,918 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,942 |
| 1991 | 106 | #1,480 |
| 1990 | 105 | #1,475 |
| 1989 | 96 | #1,493 |
| 1988 | 111 | #1,299 |
| 1987 | 131 | #1,132 |
| 1986 | 115 | #1,210 |
| 1985 | 111 | #1,232 |
| 1984 | 86 | #1,368 |
| 1983 | 65 | #1,689 |
| 1982 | 39 | #2,451 |
| 1981 | 25 | #3,340 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
Nicknames for Ashlei
- Ash 31 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ashlei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy, Kaitlyn, Heaven, Brianna, Devyn, Kiara, Brynn, Codi, Rhiannon, Teagan, Fallon, Kendall
Names related to Ashlei
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ashlei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ashlei, updated 20 October 2026.