Ashly
Mostly boys · ASH-lee · English
Ashly is a name of English origin, meaning “ash tree clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 1,272nd for girls in the US (176 babies).
What does Ashly mean?
English: spelling of Ashley, an English place name and surname
“ash tree clearing”
A spelling of Ashley, from English places named for a clearing among ash trees.
- Say it
- ASH-lee
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Is Ashly a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Ashly has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 176 girls in the US.
How popular is Ashly in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 3 boys.
Ashly in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ashly in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,272among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 176about 1 in 9,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 176 girls in the US were named Ashly, making it the 1,272nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,781st. Its busiest year was 1987, with 507 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966.
Half of all the girls named Ashly in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,080 girls in the US were given Ashly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #173, up from #1,272 for this spelling alone.
Ashly in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 176 | #1,272 |
| 2024 | 204 | #1,175 |
| 2023 | 174 | #1,304 |
| 2022 | 135 | #1,573 |
| 2021 | 107 | #1,861 |
| 2020 | 111 | #1,781 |
| 2019 | 113 | #1,802 |
| 2018 | 92 | #2,084 |
| 2017 | 87 | #2,184 |
| 2016 | 118 | #1,757 |
| 2015 | 114 | #1,823 |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,868 |
| 2013 | 109 | #1,849 |
| 2012 | 144 | #1,530 |
| 2011 | 165 | #1,382 |
| 2010 | 226 | #1,101 |
| 2009 | 279 | #958 |
| 2008 | 339 | #834 |
| 2007 | 378 | #770 |
| 2006 | 351 | #782 |
| 2005 | 395 | #699 |
| 2004 | 292 | #843 |
| 2003 | 279 | #865 |
| 2002 | 283 | #823 |
| 2001 | 239 | #927 |
| 2000 | 225 | #945 |
| 1999 | 271 | #804 |
| 1998 | 243 | #867 |
| 1997 | 243 | #845 |
| 1996 | 280 | #755 |
| 1995 | 284 | #719 |
| 1994 | 285 | #729 |
| 1993 | 348 | #643 |
| 1992 | 386 | #591 |
| 1991 | 432 | #542 |
| 1990 | 444 | #535 |
| 1989 | 472 | #497 |
| 1988 | 465 | #486 |
| 1987 | 507 | #438 |
| 1986 | 491 | #437 |
| 1985 | 466 | #460 |
| 1984 | 364 | #528 |
| 1983 | 323 | #562 |
| 1982 | 161 | #929 |
| 1981 | 107 | #1,220 |
| 1980 | 94 | #1,337 |
| 1979 | 59 | #1,814 |
| 1978 | 44 | #2,125 |
| 1977 | 33 | #2,557 |
| 1976 | 24 | #3,001 |
| 1975 | 15 | #4,139 |
| 1974 | 20 | #3,313 |
| 1973 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 9 | #5,479 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 7 | #5,972 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
Nicknames for Ashly
- Ash 31 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Ashly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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