How Many People Are Named Ashly?
An estimated 11,734 people in the United States have the first name Ashly. It is predominantly female (99.0%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Ashly peaked in popularity in 1987 with 512 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ashly 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 Ashly paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Ashly is overwhelmingly female, 122 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
11,734
About 1 in 29,210 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1987
512 births
Total Registered
12,122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ashly
Ashly is predominantly female (99.0%), though 122 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ashly as a male name
Ranked #11,501 in 2004
5 male births in 2004
Peak: 1981 (21 births)
Ashly as a female name
Ranked #1,180 in 2024
202 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (507 births)
Ashly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ashly span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 3,527 babies were registered. Ashly has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ashly by Decade
How has Ashly 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.
Ashly by State
Birth registrations for Ashly span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Maine, Delaware. On average, about 220 Ashlys were registered per state.
Ashly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ashly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ashly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashly?
We estimate approximately 11,734 people named Ashly 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 29,210 Americans share this first name.
Is Ashly a common name?
Ashly is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ashly most popular?
Ashly reached peak popularity in 1987, when 512 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ashly is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ashly a female name?
Ashly is predominantly female. 99.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ashly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ashly Smith, Ashly Johnson, Ashly 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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