Recorded 1976–2015 Girls' name Peak 1988 391 births

Ashlye — girls' name

391 babies named Ashlye in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s1341990s982000s1232010s24

The verdict

391 girls have been named Ashlye since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2015.

391
total births
1976–2015
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ashlye was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

21 babies were named Ashlye in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ashlye

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Ashlye between 1976 and 2015, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ashlye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ashlye performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ashlye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ashlye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ashlye 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 391 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.

Ashlye at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

391

Since 1976

40 years of records

Peak year

1988

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1976

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2015

Ashlye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1976

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1988)
21
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Ashlye by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
134 births that decade — 34% of Ashlye's all-time total
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Ashlye by state

Where Ashlye concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ashlye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.6%
California share of Ashlye's total US births 2.6%

10 of 391 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ashlye?
391 babies have been named Ashlye since 1976. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1988 with 21 births.
When was Ashlye most popular?
Ashlye was most popular in the 1980s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Ashlye most popular?
The top states for the name Ashlye are California (10 births).
How long has the name Ashlye been used?
Ashlye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 40 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Ashlye?
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, 1976–2015 (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.