Ashlee
Ashlee was the 3838th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 112th with 2,466 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,942 places. More babies were named Ashlee in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ashley) ash-tree clearing (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,838 girls, down 741 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19872,466 babies
- Total since 1880
- 43,791babies recorded
What does the name Ashlee mean?
Ashlee is a spelling of Ashley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ashley's meaning and origin.
Ashley is an English place name and surname from Old English aesc, 'ash tree', and leah, 'wood, clearing'. Wikipedia notes that it began as a first name in England after 1860, likely in honor of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. For a long time it was mainly a boy's name; in the US it later became far more common for girls.
æsc (Old English, “ash tree”)lēah (Old English, “wood, clearing”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Ashleigh, Ashlee, Ash, Ashlyn.
See also: English names, names that mean tree, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ashley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Ashley (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Ashlee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 258 since 1973.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,838 | 38 |
| 2020 | #3,097 | 51 |
| 2010 | #859 | 313 |
| 2000 | #313 | 1,008 |
| 1990 | #154 | 1,941 |
| 1980 | #483 | 435 |
| 1970 | #2,241 | 35 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ashlee, counting every spelling?
Ashlee is a spelling of Ashley, a name family that ranked #163 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,838 for Ashlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,052 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | 1,829 | #164 | 9,818 |
| Ashly | 176 | #1,273 | 796 |
| Ashlee | 38 | #3,838 | 186 |
| Ashlie | 9 | #10,203 | 59 |
| Ashli | — | — | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ashlee?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ashlee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ashlee 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 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ashlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ashlee?
About 42,500 people born in the US named Ashlee are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 27 and 39. That makes Ashlee mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Ashlee by state
How common Ashlee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls 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 Ashlee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ashlee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ashlee
What does Ashlee mean?
Ashlee is a spelling of Ashley, which means “ash-tree clearing (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ashlee?
Ashlee was the 3838th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 112th with 2,466 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,942 places. More babies were named Ashlee in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Ashlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ashlee in the US.
Where is Ashlee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ashlee was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Florida.