Girls' name · since 1967
Ashlea
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 3,152 babies named Ashlea, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,152
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,152 girls have been named Ashlea since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlea has been recorded 3,152 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2013.
- #3,496 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,152 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlea ranks #3,496 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,152 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,496 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,152
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashlea's 3,152 recorded births place it above 95.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Ashlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashlea splits its recorded history at 1990: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 200 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashlea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2013
- Peak year (1987)
- 200
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Ashlea by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,467 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Ashlea's strongest decade.
1,467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ashlea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 215
1970s
215 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,467 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,145 births
- 2000s 293
2000s
293 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,467 births (47% of all-time use).
How Ashlea 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 Ashlea's total volume
Ashlea by state
Where Ashlea concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| 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% |
434 of 3,152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Ashlea appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashlea's data
- Ashlea's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,467 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ashleas (434 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
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ashlea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1967–2013 (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 Ashlea 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.