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Ashleigh

Girl

Meaning of Ashleigh: English: 'ash tree meadow'

Ashleigh is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 6500th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#6500

16 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

31,944

First recorded 1966 · peak 1991

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 569 babies1982: 557 babies1983: 947 babies1984: 1,004 babies1985: 1,283 babies1986: 1,266 babies1987: 1,355 babies1988: 1,320 babies1989: 1,351 babies1990: 1,623 babies19901991: 1,717 babies1992: 1,512 babies1993: 1,546 babies1994: 1,414 babies1995: 1,197 babies1996: 1,180 babies1997: 1,097 babies1998: 1,040 babies1999: 875 babies2000: 916 babies20002001: 907 babies2002: 1,139 babies2003: 857 babies2004: 731 babies2005: 565 babies2006: 415 babies2007: 389 babies2008: 302 babies2009: 282 babies2010: 221 babies20102011: 230 babies2012: 175 babies2013: 132 babies2014: 105 babies2015: 114 babies2016: 88 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 54 babies2019: 42 babies2020: 35 babies20202021: 34 babies2022: 27 babies2023: 21 babies2024: 28 babies2025: 16 babies
US babies named Ashleigh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,717.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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