Girls' name · since 1985
Ashlay
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 57 babies named Ashlay, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashlay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 57 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Ashlay recorded 57 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1985 to 1993.
- #33,405 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 57 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlay ranks #33,405 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 57 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #33,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 57
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashlay's 57 recorded births place it above 53.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ashlay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ashlay's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ashlay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1993
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Ashlay by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (33 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Ashlay's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ashlay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 33 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Ashlay's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1990s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ashlay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1985–1993 (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 Ashlay 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.