Girls' name · since 1963
Ashlyn
Ashlyn has 48,039 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #972 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 48,039
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashlyn currently ranks #972 among girls' names in America, with 48,039 babies recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Ashlyn recorded 48,039 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #972 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #605 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #972 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 48,039 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlyn ranks #605 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #972 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 48,039 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #605 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #972 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 48,039
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashlyn's 48,039 recorded births place it above 99.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ashlyn compares
48,039 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Ashlyn's all-time total is 128x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashlyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 48,039 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,539 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ashlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashlyn's full recorded timeline at 1994, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 2,539 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashlyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 2,539
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Ashlyn popularity over time - boys
54 total births recorded since 1999 (Ashlyn as boys' name)
Ashlyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22,470 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Ashlyn's strongest decade.
22,470 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ashlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 149
1970s
149 births
- 1980s 1,467
1980s
1,467 births
- 1990s
1990s
10,578 births
- 2000s
2000s
22,470 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,143 births
- 2020s 2,138
2020s
2,138 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22,470 births (47% of all-time use).
How Ashlyn 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 Ashlyn's total volume
Ashlyn by state
Where Ashlyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,774 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 4,038 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 2,436 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 2,223 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 2,090 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,555 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 1,468 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,366 | 2.8% |
4,774 of 48,039 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ashlyn appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashlyn's data
- Ashlyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (22,470 total births); usage has since declined to 2,138 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ashlyns (4,774 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ashlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~62 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, 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 Ashlyn 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.