Ashley: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “ash tree clearing”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- ASH-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (98% of all uses)
From an English surname derived from a place name combining ash tree and woodland clearing. It later became a given name for both sexes.
How popular is Ashley?
Babies named Ashley in 20242,259
2024 rank#124 girls
Peak year1987
Total US babies since 1880873,844
Ashley is fading: recent use is about 45% of its level ten years before.
Names like Ashley
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Ashley questions
What does the name Ashley mean?
Ashley means "ash tree clearing". It comes from Old English. From an English surname derived from a place name combining ash tree and woodland clearing. It later became a given name for both sexes.
Is Ashley a boy or girl name?
Ashley is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Ashley?
2,259 US babies were named Ashley in 2024. Its peak year was 1987.
How do you pronounce Ashley?
Ashley 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.