Is Ashlyn a boy or girl name?
Ashlyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 291 girls and 0 boys were named Ashlyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 47,822 US babies named Ashlyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #908
- Babies named Ashlyn since 1963
- 47,822
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 2,544 babies
Boys and girls named Ashlyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 94 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,467 | 100% |
| 1990s | 8 | 10,578 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 36 | 22,469 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 10 | 11,142 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,869 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 291 | #908 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 330 | #831 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 365 | #777 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 401 | #713 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 482 | #604 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 520 | #588 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 542 | #569 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 662 | #470 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 836 | #398 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 984 | #332 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,063 | #308 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,324 | 1,240 | #258 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,431 | 1,514 | #207 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,834 | #172 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,947 | #157 |
| 2009 | 6 | #11,122 | 2,194 | #146 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 2,264 | #152 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,042 | 2,262 | #155 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 2,458 | #141 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,621 | 2,539 | #127 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,015 | 2,455 | #131 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,288 | 2,368 | #139 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 2,077 | #158 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 2,030 | #157 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,822 | #178 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,203 | 1,638 | #191 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,548 | #201 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,367 | #217 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,243 | #227 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 1,214 | #233 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #256 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 857 | #309 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 688 | #372 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 511 | #477 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 419 | #560 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 385 | #572 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 281 | #683 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 219 | #798 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 171 | #929 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,071 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,303 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,413 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,536 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,730 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,221 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,247 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,394 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,770 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,822 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,183 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,304 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,607 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,317 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,577 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,726 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,965 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,971 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,858 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,752 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,942 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,706 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,326 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ashlyn reached #7,015 in 2004. As a girl name, it reached #127 in 2005. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ashlyn
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.