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Ashton-Lee

Gender
Boy
Say it
ASH-ton-LEE
Origin
English

Ashton-Lee is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “ash tree settlement + clearing, meadow”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Ashton-Lee mean?

English: Ashton + Lee

“ash tree settlement + clearing, meadow”

Joins Ashton (English, “ash tree settlement”) and Lee (English, “clearing, meadow”).

Meanings borrowed from Ashton and Lee.

Is Ashton-Lee a girl's or a boy's name?

Ashton-Lee is a boys' name.

How popular is Ashton-Lee in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 14 boys.

Half of all the boys named Ashton-Lee in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.

2007Busiest: 14 in 20122020
Ashton-Lee in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20204#4,025
20190–
20181#6,277
20176#3,191
20163#5,015
20155#3,527
20144#4,063
20135#3,466
201214#1,765
20117#2,736
201010#2,141
20099#2,241
20087#2,616
20077#2,554

Names like Ashton-Lee

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Ashton-Lee: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ashton-lee, updated 20 October 2026.