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Ashlyn

Girl

Meaning of Ashlyn: Irish: 'dream'

Ashlyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 946th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#946

262 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

48,093

First recorded 1963 · peak 2005

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 37 babies1983: 83 babies1984: 95 babies1985: 137 babies1986: 171 babies1987: 219 babies1988: 281 babies1989: 385 babies1990: 419 babies19901991: 511 babies1992: 688 babies1993: 857 babies1994: 1,093 babies1995: 1,214 babies1996: 1,243 babies1997: 1,367 babies1998: 1,548 babies1999: 1,646 babies2000: 1,822 babies20002001: 2,031 babies2002: 2,077 babies2003: 2,377 babies2004: 2,465 babies2005: 2,544 babies2006: 2,458 babies2007: 2,268 babies2008: 2,264 babies2009: 2,200 babies2010: 1,947 babies20102011: 1,834 babies2012: 1,519 babies2013: 1,245 babies2014: 1,063 babies2015: 984 babies2016: 836 babies2017: 662 babies2018: 543 babies2019: 520 babies2020: 483 babies20202021: 402 babies2022: 367 babies2023: 330 babies2024: 294 babies2025: 262 babies
US babies named Ashlyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,544.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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