Girls' name · since 1966
Ashleigh
31,861 babies named Ashleigh in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,912 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,861
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ashleigh is the #6912 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 31,861 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Ashleigh recorded 31,861 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #6912 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #807 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,912 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 31,861 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashleigh ranks #807 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,912 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 31,861 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,912 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,861
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ashleigh's 31,861 recorded births place it above 98.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ashleigh compares
31,861 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ashleigh's all-time total is 85x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashleigh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,861 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,717 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ashleigh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ashleigh splits its recorded history at 1996: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1966 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 1,717 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ashleigh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 1,717
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Ashleigh popularity over time - boys
83 total births recorded since 1982 (Ashleigh as boys' name)
Ashleigh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13,195 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Ashleigh's strongest decade.
13,195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ashleigh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 53
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 846
1970s
846 births
- 1980s
1980s
9,884 births
- 1990s
1990s
13,195 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,487 births
- 2010s 1,235
2010s
1,235 births
- 2020s 161
2020s
161 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13,195 births (41% of all-time use).
How Ashleigh 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 Ashleigh's total volume
Ashleigh by state
Where Ashleigh concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,616 | 8.2% |
| #2 | California | | 2,584 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,646 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 1,633 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,525 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 1,370 | 4.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,317 | 4.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 1,317 | 4.1% |
2,616 of 31,861 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ashleigh appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashleigh's data
- Ashleigh's decade-level peak was the 1990s (13,195 total births); usage has since declined to 161 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ashleighs (2,616 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 popularity rank to Ashleigh
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashleigh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Ashleigh 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.