Girls' name · since 1991
Ashelyn
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 290 babies named Ashelyn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashelyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 290 have been recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashelyn has been recorded 290 times among girls since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2020.
- #16,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashelyn ranks #16,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashelyn's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ashelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashelyn splits its recorded history at 2003: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2020
- Peak year (2006)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ashelyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (157 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Ashelyn's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Ashelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
157 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 157 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Ashelyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ashelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1991–2020 (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 Ashelyn 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.