Unisex name · since 1880

Ashby

Ashby has 1,655 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,713 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,453 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,655
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade

Ashby currently ranks #6453 among unisex names in America, with 1,655 babies recorded since 1880.

Ashby has 1,655 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6453 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.

  • #3,713 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,453 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,655 born since 1880
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashby ranks #3,713 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,453 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,655 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,713 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,453 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,655
born since 1880
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%53.6%
Ashby vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ashby's 1,655 recorded births place it above 91.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.

How Ashby compares

1,655 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ashby's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ashby Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,655 369 358,536
Peak-year births 32 34 22,252

Ashby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ashby splits its recorded history at 1963: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ashby popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
32
Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
010203040 188019171933194919651982199820142025 13

Ashby popularity over time - girls

743 total births recorded since 1969 (Ashby as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 743 births
010203040 19691983199019972004201120182024 10

Ashby by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (228 births, 14% of the file).

2010s was Ashby's strongest decade.

228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Ashby births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 228 births (14% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ashby compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ashby's total volume

Ashby vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40%50% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -50, 4.3%-29, 6.6%-31, 5.3%-54, 4.9%-34, 5.2%-49, 7.8%-114, 6.5%-146, 1.6%-102, 8.5%-75, 3.3%-114, 6%-114, 2.8%-24, 43.7%-56, 10.1%-108, 6.7%Ashby-146, 1.9%Ashby
Ashby vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Ashby by state

Where Ashby concentrates geographically, total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ashby
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
374 22.6%
#2 California
10 0.6%
#3 Georgia
5 0.3%
Virginia share of Ashby's total US births 22.6%
Even split

374 of 1,655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashby? ▼
Ashby has been given to 1,655 babies in the U.S. since 1880, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #3,713 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,453 of 13,930. 32 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Ashby sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashby ranks #3,713 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,453 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ashby most popular? ▼
Ashby was most popular in the 2010s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Ashby most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ashby are Virginia (374 births), California (10 births), Georgia (5 births).
Is Ashby a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ashby is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,655 births, and as a girl's name it has 743 births.
How long has the name Ashby been used? ▼
Ashby has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 146 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ashby? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Asher, Ashton, Ashley, Ash, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ashby's data

  • Ashby's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (228 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Virginia records the most Ashbys (374 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ashby

Nearby Names Like Ashby

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ashby

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#28 111,227 births
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#197 88,267 births
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Ash Boy
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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ashby

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1,001 births · Peak 1920
Worth #6451
2,204 births · Peak 1918
Alvis #6455
5,206 births · Peak 1924
Billie #6450
31,637 births · Peak 1930
Wiliam #6456
1,256 births · Peak 1982
Carey #6449
16,880 births · Peak 1957
Dionicio #6457
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ashby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ashby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.