Is Ashleigh a boy or girl name?
Ashleigh is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 0 boys were named Ashleigh, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 31,927 US babies named Ashleigh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,768
- Babies named Ashleigh since 1966
- 31,927
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 1,717 babies
Boys and girls named Ashleigh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 846 | 100% |
| 1980s | 61 | 9,884 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 6 | 13,195 | 100% |
| 2000s | 16 | 6,487 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,234 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 145 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,768 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,774 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,916 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,173 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,015 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,615 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,009 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,436 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,191 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,829 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,908 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,624 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,341 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 230 | #1,070 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,115 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 282 | #945 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,183 | 296 | #925 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 389 | #750 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,200 | 410 | #689 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 565 | #519 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 731 | #417 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,032 | 852 | #359 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,139 | #275 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 907 | #338 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 916 | #337 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 875 | #343 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,040 | #288 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,097 | #265 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,180 | #238 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,865 | 1,191 | #240 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,414 | #207 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,546 | #188 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,512 | #197 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,717 | #176 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,623 | #178 |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,914 | 1,330 | #200 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,482 | 1,314 | #198 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,500 | 1,348 | #201 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,151 | 1,257 | #211 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,606 | 1,277 | #203 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,010 | 997 | #250 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 947 | #248 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,447 | 552 | #413 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 569 | #397 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 293 | #621 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 199 | #794 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 150 | #940 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,022 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,252 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,406 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,883 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,833 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,893 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,732 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,052 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,108 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,464 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,314 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,516 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ashleigh reached #2,914 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #176 in 1991. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ashleigh
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.