Ashlyn
Ashlyn was the 972nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 262 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 127th with 2,539 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 640 places. More babies were named Ashlyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning dream, vision (as a form of Aisling) · Irish, American English
Say it ASH-lin /ˈæʃlɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #972 girls, down 371 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 262girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20052,539 babies
- Total since 1880
- 48,093babies recorded
What does the name Ashlyn mean?
Ashlyn is an American spelling of the Irish girls' name Aisling, from the Irish word aisling 'dream, vision', also the name of an 18th-century poetic genre in which Ireland appears to the poet as a woman. Wiktionary describes Ashlyn as an anglicized Aisling shaped with the -lyn ending; it also looks like a blend of Ashley and Lynn, and many American parents probably chose it that way. It appears in US records from the 1960s.
aisling (Irish, “dream, vision”)
How sure is this? Probable. Some bearers' names are an Ashley + Lynn blend rather than a form of Aisling.
Related names: Aisling, Ashlynn, Ashley, Ashlee.
See also: Irish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ashlyn', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'aisling' (Irish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Nicknames for Ashlyn
The usual nicknames for Ashlyn are Ash. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Ashlyn in the last five years, 5 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 Ashlyns go by each one.
Ashlyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 54 since 1999.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #972 | 262 |
| 2020 | #601 | 483 |
| 2010 | #157 | 1,947 |
| 2000 | #178 | 1,822 |
| 1990 | #560 | 419 |
| 1980 | #3,221 | 26 |
| 1970 | #3,726 | 16 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ashlyn, counting every spelling?
Ashlyn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #541 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #972 for Ashlyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 554 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn | 262 | #972 | 1,655 |
| Ashlynn | 258 | #980 | 1,519 |
| Ashlin | 9 | #10,204 | 81 |
| Ashlynne | 6 | #13,387 | 43 |
| Ashleen | 14 | #7,524 | 41 |
| Ashlen | 5 | #15,207 | 25 |
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 Ashlyn?
262 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ashlyn (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ashlyn 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 32 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ashlyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ashlyn?
About 47,500 people born in the US named Ashlyn are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 16 and 27. That makes Ashlyn mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Ashlyn by state
How common Ashlyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (2.4×), Minnesota (1.9×), North Carolina (1.7×), Alabama (1.7×), Wisconsin (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ashlyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ashlyn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ashlyn · Sibling names for Ashlyn
Questions about the name Ashlyn
What does Ashlyn mean?
Ashlyn means “dream, vision (as a form of Aisling)” (Irish, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ashlyn?
Ashlyn was the 972nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 262 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 127th with 2,539 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 640 places. More babies were named Ashlyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Ashlyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ashlyn in the US.
Where is Ashlyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ashlyn was most common in Kentucky (0.48 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and North Carolina.