How Many People Are Named Ashlei?
An estimated 1,963 people in the United States have the first name Ashlei. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Ashlei peaked in popularity in 1987 with 131 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ashlei as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ashlei paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,963
About 1 in 174,607 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1987
131 births
Total Registered
2,044
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ashlei
Ashlei is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,044 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ashlei as a female name
Ranked #14,802 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 1987 (131 births)
Ashlei: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ashlei span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 810 babies were registered. Ashlei has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ashlei by Decade
How has Ashlei tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ashlei by State
Birth registrations for Ashlei span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, New Jersey, Louisiana. On average, about 35 Ashleis were registered per state.
Ashlei + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ashlei as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ashlei: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashlei?
We estimate approximately 1,963 people named Ashlei are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 174,607 Americans share this first name.
Is Ashlei a common name?
Ashlei is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,044 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ashlei most popular?
Ashlei reached peak popularity in 1987, when 131 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ashlei is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ashlei a female name?
Ashlei is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ashlei Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ashlei Smith, Ashlei Johnson, Ashlei Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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