Ash

Ash: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“ash tree”
Origin
English
Say it
ASH · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (95% of all uses)

From the English tree name and surname. It is also used as a short form of names such as Ashton or Ashley.

How popular is Ash?

202461.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ash in 2024203

2024 rank#1,153 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18802,487

Ash is rising: use over the last five years is 3.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ash

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Ash questions

What does the name Ash mean?

Ash means "ash tree". It comes from English. From the English tree name and surname. It is also used as a short form of names such as Ashton or Ashley.

Is Ash a boy or girl name?

Ash is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ash?

203 US babies were named Ash in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Ash?

Ash is usually pronounced ASH.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.