Girls' name · since 1980
Ashle
546 babies named Ashle in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 546 have been recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashle has been recorded 546 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2011.
- #11,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 546 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashle ranks #11,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 546 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 546
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashle's 546 recorded births place it above 84.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ashle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashle's full recorded timeline at 1994, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2011
- Peak year (1988)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Ashle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (240 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Ashle's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ashle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
223 births
- 1990s
1990s
240 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 240 births (44% of all-time use).
How Ashle 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 Ashle's total volume
Ashle by state
Where Ashle concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 6.4% |
| #2 | California | | 19 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.9% |
35 of 546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ashle's data
- Ashle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ashles (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1980–2011 (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 Ashle 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.