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?
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.
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.