Ash
Ash was the 1177th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1064th with 204 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 436 places. More babies were named Ash in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,177 boys, down 93 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 175boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023204 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,680babies recorded
Ash popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,572 | #1,177 | 17 | 175 |
| 2020 | #12,308 | #1,084 | 7 | 183 |
| 2010 | — | #2,430 | — | 51 |
| 2000 | — | #3,431 | — | 24 |
| 1990 | #13,154 | — | 5 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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How popular is Ash, counting every spelling?
Ash has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,119 for boys in 2025, against #1,177 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Ash?
175 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ash (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ash born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ash.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ash?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Ash are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Ash a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ash by state
How common Ash was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (2.4×), Washington (1.9×), Colorado (1.7×). In 27 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ash: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ash, they share its era and feel.
Ash is also a nickname for Asher, Ashton, Ashley, Ashlyn and Ashleigh.
Questions about the name Ash
How popular is the name Ash?
Ash was the 1177th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 175 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1064th with 204 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 436 places. More babies were named Ash in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ash a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Ash in the US.
Where is Ash most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ash was most common in Oregon (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Colorado.