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How popular is the name Ashly?

Births per year, rank history and how many Ashlies are alive today.

Ashly (male), a spelling of Ashley, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2006 (ranked 4052nd); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 3 babies were given the name, the 2863rd most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2004, with 3 babies given the name that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Ashley you are most likely to meet is around 33 years old. Half of all Ashleys born in England and Wales are between 31 and 42, and there are at least 51,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 16% chance that at least one of them will be called Ashley.

How many babies are named Ashly each year?

Includes all spellings: Ashly, Ashley. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

01k2k3k200020201984: ~1,802 estimated (1,396-2,208)1994: ~2,776 estimated (1,932-3,620)1996: 1,8771997: 1,6601998: 1,3171999: 8532000: 6252001: 5362002: 5292003: 4492004: 4912005: 4772006: 4512007: 4082008: 3382009: 3672010: 3072011: 2612012: 2482013: 1542014: 1552015: 1202016: 1462017: 1062018: 952019: 832020: 662021: 742022: 482023: 492024: 362025: 49estimatedactual

Where does the Ashly spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 2,8631999: ranked 2,9432004: ranked 3,6512006: ranked 4,052

Where does the Ashley spelling rank?

1101001,000200020201984: ranked 491994: ranked 331996: ranked 401997: ranked 461998: ranked 541999: ranked 682000: ranked 862001: ranked 952002: ranked 952003: ranked 1152004: ranked 1122005: ranked 1152006: ranked 1212007: ranked 1322008: ranked 1592009: ranked 1542010: ranked 1782011: ranked 2012012: ranked 2162013: ranked 2882014: ranked 2952015: ranked 3682016: ranked 3222017: ranked 4142018: ranked 4362019: ranked 4812020: ranked 5592021: ranked 5262022: ranked 6992023: ranked 7042024: ranked 8802025: ranked 716

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

When was the name Ashly most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Ashley, peaked in 1994, when around 2,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Ashly spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 3 babies.

How many people are called Ashly?

At least 51,000 people named Ashly in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Ashly?

Most living Ashlies are between 31 and 42; the most common age is about 33.

Is Ashly becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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