Unisex name · since 1983
Ashlan
Ashlan has 1,018 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,018
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,018 girls have been named Ashlan since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ashlan has 1,018 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2020.
- #7,422 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,018 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlan ranks #7,422 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,018 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,422 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,018
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashlan's 1,018 recorded births place it above 89.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Ashlan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ashlan's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 64, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ashlan popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 64
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Ashlan popularity over time - boys
80 total births recorded since 1992 (Ashlan as boys' name)
Ashlan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (379 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Ashlan's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ashlan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 98
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
370 births
- 2000s
2000s
379 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 379 births (37% of all-time use).
How Ashlan 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 Ashlan's total volume
Ashlan by state
Where Ashlan concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 37 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 26 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.5% |
66 of 1,018 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Ashlan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (379 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ashlans (66 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 Ashlan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1983–2020 (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 Ashlan 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.