Girls' name · since 1964
Ashlynn
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 25,834 babies named Ashlynn, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,834
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ashlynn is the #981 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 25,834 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Ashlynn recorded 25,834 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #981 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 1964 to 2025.
- #904 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #981 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 25,834 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ashlynn ranks #904 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #981 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 25,834 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #904 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #981 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 25,834
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ashlynn's 25,834 recorded births place it above 98.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ashlynn compares
25,834 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Ashlynn's all-time total is 69x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ashlynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25,834 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,329 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ashlynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ashlynn's full recorded timeline at 2002, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1964, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 1,329 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ashlynn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 1,329
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Ashlynn popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2004 (Ashlynn as boys' name)
Ashlynn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10,462 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Ashlynn's strongest decade.
10,462 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ashlynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 495
1980s
495 births
- 1990s 3,771
1990s
3,771 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,462 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,137 births
- 2020s 1,952
2020s
1,952 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,462 births (40% of all-time use).
How Ashlynn 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 Ashlynn's total volume
Ashlynn by state
Where Ashlynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,695 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 2,085 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,299 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 989 | 3.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 853 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 844 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 828 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 827 | 3.2% |
2,695 of 25,834 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Ashlynn appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ashlynn's data
- Ashlynn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (10,462 total births); usage has since declined to 1,952 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ashlynns (2,695 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 Ashlynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Ashlynn 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.