How popular is the name Ashly?

Ashly ranks 863rd among girls' names in US records, with 22,591 births since 1963. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,386.

Is Ashly a unisex name?

No. Ashly is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1987, when 1,032 children were given the name. It has been in use for 62 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Ashlie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#863 of girl names

Pronounced AE1 SH L AY1 (ARPABET)

Ashly is a girls' name, and first appears in 1963. It has been given to 22,591 children — the 863rd most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 57% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1987, when 1,032 children were given it.

Ashlie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1987Girls: 1,032Boys: 5

These spellings sound identical to Ashly and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ashly?: Ashly ranks 863rd among girls' names in US records, with 22,591 births since 1963. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,386.
Is Ashly a unisex name?: No. Ashly is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ashly most popular?: 1987, when 1,032 children were given the name. It has been in use for 62 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ashly spelled?: Ashlie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.