US rank #15819 Girls' name Peak 1987 67 births

Ashla — #15819 US girls' name

67 babies named Ashla in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s222020s12
#15819
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ashla was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ashla in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashla

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Ashla between 1984 and 2024, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashla currently holds the #15819 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashla performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashla 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 67 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.

Ashla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

67

Since 1984

41 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#15,819

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1984

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ashla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1984

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
456789 20242023199819931991199019881987198619851984 6

Ashla by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
33 births that decade — 49% of Ashla's all-time total
1980s331990s222020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashla?
67 babies have been named Ashla since 1984. It currently ranks #15819 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Ashla most popular?
Ashla was most popular in the 1980s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Ashla been used?
Ashla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 41 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ashla?
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.

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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, 1984–2024 (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.