Ashleigh is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ashleigh means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ashleigh across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ashleigh has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ashleigh is a girl name of Old English origin meaning “ash tree meadow”. A feminine spelling of Ashley.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 31,944 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 7,852 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3,082 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 152 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 357 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 3,158 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 Ashleigh per year, United States (1966 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (1,717/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1996 (1,133/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1991 (266/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1996 (28/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1997 (27/yr).
Ashleigh has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #363 nationally (given to 1,994 babies that year).
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