Girls' name · since 1963

Ashlie

Ashlie has 10,073 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,660 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,258 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
10,073
born since 1963
1980s
peak decade

Yes -- Ashlie is the #10258 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,073 recorded since 1963.

Social Security Administration records show Ashlie recorded 10,073 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #10258 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.

  • #1,660 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #10,258 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 10,073 born since 1963
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlie ranks #1,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,258 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,073 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.

#1,660 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#10,258 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
10,073
born since 1963
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%40.6%
Ashlie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ashlie's 10,073 recorded births place it above 97.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

44 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Ashlie compares

10,073 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Ashlie's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ashlie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 10,073 376 567,345
Peak-year births 565 21 19,840

Ashlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ashlie's full recorded timeline at 1995, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 565 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ashlie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
565
Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
0200400600 196319731981198919972005201320222025 9

Ashlie popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1984 (Ashlie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1984 5

Ashlie by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (4,108 births, 41% of the file).

1980s was Ashlie's strongest decade.

4,108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Ashlie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 4,108 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ashlie 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 Ashlie's total volume

Ashlie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.1%-92, 3.6%-142, 5.1%-108, 7%-31, 8.3%-107, 6.2%-38, 8.9%-69, 7%-77, 4.6%-146, 3.1%-88, 4.8%-61, 3.6%-146, 3.7%-145, 2.8%-76, 4.5%Ashlie-63, 5.6%Ashlie
Ashlie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ashlie by state

Where Ashlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ashlie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,134 11.3%
#2 Texas
1,021 10.1%
#3 Florida
429 4.3%
#4 Ohio
422 4.2%
#5 New York
331 3.3%
#6 Illinois
298 3.0%
#7 Utah
297 2.9%
#8 Michigan
292 2.9%
California share of Ashlie's total US births 11.3%
Even split

1,134 of 10,073 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Ashlie appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashlie?
Since 1963, Social Security records show 10,073 babies named Ashlie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,660 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #10,258 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 565 births.
Where does Ashlie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlie ranks #1,660 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,258 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ashlie most popular?
Ashlie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 4,108 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Ashlie most popular?
The top states for the name Ashlie are California (1,134 births), Texas (1,021 births), Florida (429 births).
How long has the name Ashlie been used?
Records for Ashlie go back to 1963, giving 63 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ashlie?
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.

What to do with Ashlie's data

  • Ashlie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (4,108 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Ashlies (1,134 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ashlie

Nearby Names Like Ashlie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ashlie

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ashlie

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ashlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–2025 (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 Ashlie 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.