Ashely is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ashely means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ashely across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ashely has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ashely is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “ash tree clearing”. A variant spelling of Ashley.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,597 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ashely per year, United States (1970 to 2025). United States peaked in 1987 (504/yr).
Ashely has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1987, when it ranked #830 nationally (given to 504 babies that year).
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