How popular is the name Ashlyn?

Ashlyn ranks 436th among girls' names in US records, with 75,455 births since 1963. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,642.

Is Ashlyn a unisex name?

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

2005, when 3,736 children were given the name. It has been in use for 62 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

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

Girl name#436 of girl names

Pronounced AE1 SH L IH1 N (ARPABET)

Ashlyn is a girls' name, and first appears in 1963. It has been given to 75,455 children — the 436th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 67% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2005, when 3,736 children were given it.

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

2005Girls: 3,736Boys: 5

These spellings sound identical to Ashlyn 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 Ashlyn?: Ashlyn ranks 436th among girls' names in US records, with 75,455 births since 1963. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,642.
Is Ashlyn a unisex name?: No. Ashlyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ashlyn most popular?: 2005, when 3,736 children were given the name. It has been in use for 62 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ashlyn spelled?: Ashlynn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.