Ashleigh
Ashleigh was the 6876th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 176th with 1,717 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,053 places. More babies were named Ashleigh in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning "ash-tree wood" · Old English, English
Say it ASH-lee /ˈæʃli/
- Rank in 2025
- #6,876 girls, down 2,859 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19911,717 babies
- Total since 1880
- 31,944babies recorded
What does the name Ashleigh mean?
Ashleigh is a spelling of Ashley, an English place-name and surname from Old English æsc, "ash tree", and lēah, "wood, clearing". Wikipedia notes that Ashleigh is the most common spelling for girls in England and Wales. In the US it was most popular in the 1980s and 1990s, alongside the more common Ashley.
æsc (Old English, “ash tree”)lēah (Old English, “wood, clearing”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Ashley, Ashlee, Ashlie, Ash.
See also: English names, names that mean tree, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ashleigh', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ashley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Ashleigh', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Ashleigh
The usual nicknames for Ashleigh are Ash. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Ashleigh in the last five years, 62 were named Ash.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash · also for Asher, Ashton, Ashley | Modern | #6,572 | 78 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Ashleighs go by each one.
Ashleigh popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 83 since 1982.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,876 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,017 | 35 |
| 2010 | #1,115 | 221 |
| 2000 | #337 | 916 |
| 1990 | #178 | 1,623 |
| 1980 | #621 | 293 |
| 1970 | #4,051 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ashleigh, counting every spelling?
Ashleigh has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ashleigh?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ashleigh (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ashleigh 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ashleigh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ashleigh?
About 31,200 people born in the US named Ashleigh are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 26 and 39. That makes Ashleigh 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.
Ashleigh by state
How common Ashleigh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Ashleigh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ashleigh, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ashleigh · Sibling names for Ashleigh
Questions about the name Ashleigh
What does Ashleigh mean?
Ashleigh means “"ash-tree wood"” (Old English, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ashleigh?
Ashleigh was the 6876th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 176th with 1,717 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,053 places. More babies were named Ashleigh in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Ashleigh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ashleigh in the US.
Where is Ashleigh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ashleigh was most common in Texas (0.02 per 1,000 girls).