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Ash

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Meaning of Ash: Old English: 'ash tree'

Ash is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1116th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1076th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1116

192 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1076

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,680

First recorded 1975 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 5 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 24 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 29 babies2003: 33 babies2004: 29 babies2005: 46 babies2006: 52 babies2007: 38 babies2008: 40 babies2009: 49 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 62 babies2012: 65 babies2013: 64 babies2014: 68 babies2015: 99 babies2016: 149 babies2017: 141 babies2018: 133 babies2019: 156 babies2020: 190 babies20202021: 210 babies2022: 221 babies2023: 212 babies2024: 203 babies2025: 192 babies
US babies named Ash per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 221.

Gender split

95% boys · 5% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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