Recorded 1987–2003 Girls' name Peak 1998 32 births

Ashelly — girls' name

32 babies named Ashelly in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 girls have been named Ashelly since 1987, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

32
total births
1987–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ashelly was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ashelly in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashelly

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Ashelly between 1987 and 2003, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashelly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashelly performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashelly shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashelly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ashelly at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

32

Since 1987

17 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1987

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 2003

Ashelly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1987

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Ashelly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 44% of Ashelly's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashelly?
32 babies have been named Ashelly since 1987. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Ashelly most popular?
Ashelly was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Ashelly been used?
Ashelly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 17 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Ashelly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ashley, Ashlyn, Ashlee, Ashleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1987–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.