Girls' name · since 1974
Asheley
786 babies named Asheley in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 786
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Asheley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 786 have been recorded since 1974.
Asheley has 786 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2012.
- #8,845 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 786 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Asheley ranks #8,845 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 786 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,845 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 786
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Asheley's 786 recorded births place it above 87.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Asheley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Asheley's full recorded timeline at 1994, 28% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 72% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 55 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Asheley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2012
- Peak year (1986)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Asheley by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (365 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Asheley's strongest decade.
365 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Asheley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 76
1970s
76 births
- 1980s
1980s
365 births
- 1990s
1990s
222 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 365 births (46% of all-time use).
How Asheley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Asheley's total volume
Asheley by state
Where Asheley concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 32 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 14 | 1.8% |
| #4 | California | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
32 of 786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Asheley's decade-level peak was the 1980s (365 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Asheleys (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Asheley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
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, 1974–2012 (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 Asheley 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.