Recorded 1982–2007 Girls' name Peak 1984 178 births

Ashleah — girls' name

178 babies named Ashleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

178 girls have been named Ashleah since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2007.

178
total births
1982–2007
years on record
1980s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ashleah was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ashleah in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 178 babies named Ashleah between 1982 and 2007, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashleah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashleah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ashleah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashleah 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 178 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.

Ashleah at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

178

Since 1982

26 years of records

Peak year

1984

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1982

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2007

Ashleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1982

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1984)
17
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20072002199819951992198719841982 6

Ashleah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
87 births that decade — 49% of Ashleah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashleah?
178 babies have been named Ashleah since 1982. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1984 with 17 births.
When was Ashleah most popular?
Ashleah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Ashleah been used?
Ashleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 26 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Ashleah?
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.

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, 1982–2007 (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.