How Many People Are Named Ashley Laforest?

There are approximately 5 people named Ashley Laforest living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ashley with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Laforest. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Ashley

Last Name

Laforest

Ashley: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ashley. The peak year was 1987 with 55,262 births. The average person named Ashley today is 33 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Ashley

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ashley was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (66.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.86%) and Black (10.57%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Ashley in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Ashley rose or fell over time.

White

66.06%

Black

10.57%

Hispanic

16.86%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.09%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.62%

Two or More Races

3.80%

Ancestry of the Laforest Surname

The surname Laforest was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Laforest in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

73.56%

Black

19.14%

Hispanic

3.26%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.41%

Two or More Races

3.00%

How we calculated this

The first name "Ashley" has an estimated frequency of 0.244% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Laforest" appears at a rate of 0.65 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Ashley are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Ashley

Ashley Smith Ashley Johnson Ashley Williams Ashley Brown Ashley Jones Ashley Garcia Ashley Thompson Ashley Walker

Other people with the surname Laforest

Michael Laforest James Laforest John Laforest David Laforest Robert Laforest William Laforest Henry Laforest

Ashley Laforest: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Ashley Laforest?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Ashley Laforest are alive in the United States today. The first name Ashley is shared by 836,912 Americans, and the surname Laforest is shared by 2,217.

How rare is the name Ashley Laforest?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Ashley is very common and the surname Laforest is rare.

Is Ashley a male or female name?

Ashley is predominantly female, with 1.8% of bearers being male and 98.2% female. It peaked in popularity in 1987 and the average bearer today is 33 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Ashley?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Ashley was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (66.06%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (16.86%) and Black (10.57%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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