Unisex name · since 1983
Ashland
687 babies named Ashland in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
687 babies have been named Ashland since 1983, making it today's #12274 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashland has been recorded 687 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #12274 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, 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 1983 to 2025.
- #9,625 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,274 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 687 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashland ranks #9,625 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,274 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 687 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 687
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashland's 687 recorded births place it above 86.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
How Ashland compares
687 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Ashland's all-time total is 83% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashland | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 687 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ashland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashland's full recorded timeline at 2004, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashland popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Ashland popularity over time - boys
166 total births recorded since 1985 (Ashland as boys' name)
Ashland by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (225 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Ashland's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ashland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
225 births
- 2010s
2010s
155 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 225 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ashland 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 Ashland's total volume
Ashland by state
Where Ashland concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
10 of 687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ashland's data
- Ashland's decade-level peak was the 2000s (225 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Ashlands (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Ashland: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Ashland 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.