Recorded 1971–2014 Girls' name Peak 1987 2,044 births

Ashlei — girls' name

2,044 babies named Ashlei in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s571980s8101990s7112000s4152010s51
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Ashlei was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

131 babies were named Ashlei in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashlei

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,044 babies named Ashlei between 1971 and 2014, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashlei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 131 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashlei performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 810 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ashlei shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 173 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ashlei in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashlei 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 2,044 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.

Ashlei at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

2,044

Since 1971

44 years of records

Peak year

1987

131 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1971

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2014

Ashlei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1971

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1987)
131
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Ashlei by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
810 births that decade — 40% of Ashlei's all-time total
1970s571980s8101990s7112000s4152010s51

Ashlei by state

Where Ashlei concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ashlei
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
173 8.5%
#2 Texas
172 8.4%
#3 Florida
55 2.7%
#4 Georgia
39 1.9%
#5 Illinois
31 1.5%
#6 Michigan
31 1.5%
#7 Ohio
31 1.5%
#8 New York
27 1.3%
California share of Ashlei's total US births 8.5%
Even split

173 of 2,044 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Ashlei appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashlei?
2,044 babies have been named Ashlei since 1971. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1987 with 131 births.
When was Ashlei most popular?
Ashlei was most popular in the 1980s decade with 810 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Ashlei most popular?
The top states for the name Ashlei are California (173 births), Texas (172 births), Florida (55 births).
How long has the name Ashlei been used?
Ashlei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 44 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Ashlei?
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, 1971–2014 (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.