Girls' name · since 1970
Ashely
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 6,527 babies named Ashely, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,527
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashely currently ranks #8476 among girls' names in America, with 6,527 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Ashely recorded 6,527 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #8476 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,476 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,527 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashely ranks #2,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,476 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,527 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,476 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,527
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashely's 6,527 recorded births place it above 96.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ashely compares
6,527 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Ashely's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,527 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 499 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ashely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashely's full recorded timeline at 1999, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 499 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashely popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 499
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Ashely popularity over time - boys
70 total births recorded since 1973 (Ashely as boys' name)
Ashely by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,011 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Ashely's strongest decade.
3,011 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ashely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,011 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,147 births
- 2000s 973
2000s
973 births
- 2010s 245
2010s
245 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,011 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ashely 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 Ashely's total volume
Ashely by state
Where Ashely concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 774 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 660 | 10.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 468 | 7.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 325 | 5.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 235 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 223 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 215 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 169 | 2.6% |
774 of 6,527 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Ashely appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashely's data
- Ashely's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,011 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ashelys (774 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ashely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Ashely 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.