Is Ashby a boy or girl name?
Ashby is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 16 boys were named Ashby, so 38.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 31.2% of the 2,385 US babies named Ashby were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,664
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,602
- Babies named Ashby since 1880
- 2,385
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 56 babies
Boys and girls named Ashby, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 24 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 150 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 124 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 152 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 96 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 79 | 5 | 6% |
| 1970s | 72 | 24 | 25% |
| 1980s | 98 | 87 | 47% |
| 1990s | 127 | 132 | 51% |
| 2000s | 182 | 222 | 55% |
| 2010s | 228 | 211 | 48.1% |
| 2020s | 63 | 62 | 49.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,664 | 10 | #9,602 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,917 | 8 | #11,288 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,375 | 16 | #7,013 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,049 | 16 | #6,998 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,656 | 12 | #8,456 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,233 | 14 | #7,778 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,754 | 14 | #7,801 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,442 | 9 | #10,790 |
| 2016 | 31 | #3,530 | 16 | #7,288 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,309 | 23 | #5,675 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,079 | 26 | #5,178 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,975 | 24 | #5,512 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,548 | 24 | #5,574 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,373 | 34 | #4,258 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,061 | 27 | #5,120 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,348 | 28 | #5,110 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,727 | 26 | #5,458 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,508 | 24 | #5,728 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,943 | 24 | #5,568 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4,203 | 23 | #5,454 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,742 | 19 | #6,256 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,290 | 29 | #4,433 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,196 | 15 | #7,085 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,494 | 17 | #6,356 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,214 | 17 | #6,237 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,355 | 12 | #7,771 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,861 | 13 | #7,153 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,309 | 16 | #5,909 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,198 | 14 | #6,432 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,870 | 16 | #5,697 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,110 | 13 | #6,716 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,716 | 11 | #7,540 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,125 | 14 | #6,338 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,984 | 12 | #7,011 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,019 | 11 | #7,347 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,837 | 12 | #6,579 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,231 | 10 | #7,162 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,541 | 11 | #6,373 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,881 | 10 | #6,646 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,418 | 17 | #4,469 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,942 | 7 | #8,215 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,541 | 7 | #8,110 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,303 | 6 | #9,314 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,346 | 7 | #8,192 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,857 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,581 | 7 | #8,110 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,593 | 7 | #7,703 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,626 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,465 | 5 | #9,384 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,837 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,341 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,991 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,262 | 5 | #8,070 |
| 1969 | 6 | #3,974 | 5 | #7,553 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,172 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,249 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,261 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,794 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,627 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,375 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,674 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,100 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,982 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,371 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,601 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,291 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 15 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,046 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 21 | #1,619 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,913 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 13 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,575 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,128 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,542 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 18 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,652 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,200 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,756 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 20 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 19 | #1,835 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 31 | #1,259 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 21 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 21 | #1,553 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 19 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 6 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 8 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #918 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ashby reached #608 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #4,258 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.