Recorded 1967–2013 Girls' name Peak 1987 3,152 births

Ashlea — girls' name

3,152 babies named Ashlea in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s2151980s14671990s11452000s2932010s17
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ashlea was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

200 babies were named Ashlea in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashlea

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,152 babies named Ashlea between 1967 and 2013, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashlea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 200 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashlea performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,467 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ashlea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 434 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ashlea in 30 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashlea 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 3,152 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.

Ashlea at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

3,152

Since 1967

47 years of records

Peak year

1987

200 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1967

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2013

Ashlea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1967

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1987)
200
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Ashlea by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,467 births that decade — 47% of Ashlea's all-time total
1960s151970s2151980s14671990s11452000s2932010s17

Ashlea by state

Where Ashlea concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ashlea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
434 13.8%
#2 California
136 4.3%
#3 Florida
105 3.3%
#4 Ohio
92 2.9%
#5 North Carolina
75 2.4%
#6 Missouri
66 2.1%
#7 Pennsylvania
59 1.9%
#8 Michigan
53 1.7%
Texas share of Ashlea's total US births 13.8%
Even split

434 of 3,152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.

Ashlea appears in 30 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashlea?
3,152 babies have been named Ashlea since 1967. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1987 with 200 births.
When was Ashlea most popular?
Ashlea was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,467 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Ashlea most popular?
The top states for the name Ashlea are Texas (434 births), California (136 births), Florida (105 births).
How long has the name Ashlea been used?
Ashlea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 47 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Ashlea?
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, 1967–2013 (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.