Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Ashlyn name popularity since 1925
48,093 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ashlyn. Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Ashlyn is about 21 years old in 2026. Ashlyn peaked in 2005 as the #127 name for girls, and it ranked #972 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 48,093
- Named Ashlyn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #972
- for girls in 2025 (262 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 48,039 girls · 54 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 3.06× its national share
Peak year is the year Ashlyn made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ashlyn births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Ashlyn both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1990 and 1995, Ashlyn became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 4,530 baby girls to 1 in 1,450.
- Steepest fall: Between 2012 and 2017, its share of baby girls fell by 55%, from 1 in 1,160 to 1 in 2,610.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ashlyn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ashlyn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ashlyn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 94 | 0 | #2,942 |
| 1970s | 149 | 0 | #5,182 |
| 1980s | 1,467 | 0 | #1,071 |
| 1990s | 10,578 | 8 | #233 |
| 2000s | 22,470 | 36 | #127 |
| 2010s | 11,143 | 10 | #332 |
| 2020–25 | 2,138 | 0 | #972 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
67.3% of babies named Ashlyn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Ashlyn is most popular
The index compares Ashlyn's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ashlyn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 3.06× | 1,229 |
| Idaho | 2.76× | 517 |
| Nevada | 1.95× | 328 |
| South Carolina | 1.75× | 1,153 |
| Kansas | 1.69× | 813 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ashlyn and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn (this page) | 48,039 | 2005 |
| Ashlynn | 25,834 | 2010 |
| Ashlin | 2,560 | 2007 |
| Ashlen | 1,070 | 1995 |
| Ashlan | 1,018 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ashlyn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ashlyn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ashlyn (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data