Girls' name · since 1970
Ashli
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 5,718 babies named Ashli, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,718
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
5,718 girls have been named Ashli since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ashli has 5,718 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #2,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,718 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashli ranks #2,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,718 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,718
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ashli's 5,718 recorded births place it above 96.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Ashli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashli's full recorded timeline at 1997, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 356 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (1989)
- 356
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Ashli by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,191 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Ashli's strongest decade.
2,191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ashli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 457
1970s
457 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,191 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,169 births
- 2000s 736
2000s
736 births
- 2010s 128
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,191 births (38% of all-time use).
How Ashli 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 Ashli's total volume
Ashli by state
Where Ashli concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 637 | 11.1% |
| #2 | California | | 447 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 274 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 207 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 191 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 188 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 167 | 2.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 155 | 2.7% |
637 of 5,718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Ashli appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashli's data
- Ashli's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,191 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ashlis (637 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1970–2024 (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 Ashli 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.