Ashely

Ashely: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “ash tree clearing”
Origin: Old English
Say it: ASH-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Ashley, from an English surname and place name combining ash and leah. The standard spelling is Ashley.

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How popular is Ashely?

20244.5 per million US babies

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.

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Babies named Ashely in 202415

Peak year1987

Total US babies since 18806,585

Ashely is fading: recent use is about 29% of its level ten years before.

Names like Ashely

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ashleyash tree clearing · Old English
Ashlyash tree clearing · Old English
Ashleeash tree meadow · English
Ashleighash tree meadow · English
Ashlieash tree clearing · English
Ashliash tree meadow · English
Audreynoble strength · Old English
Oakleyoak clearing · Old English

Ashely questions

What does the name Ashely mean?

Ashely means "ash tree clearing". It comes from Old English. Variant spelling of Ashley, from an English surname and place name combining ash and leah. The standard spelling is Ashley.

Is Ashely a boy or girl name?

Ashely is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ashely?

15 US babies were named Ashely in 2024. Its peak year was 1987.

How do you pronounce Ashely?

Ashely is usually pronounced ASH-lee.

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.