Ashleyann
A feminine name derived from Ashley, meaning "ash meadow" or "ash tree clearing".
Name Census estimates that about 303 living Americans carry the first name Ashleyann. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ashleyann today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ashleyann births was 1990 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ashleyann. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
303
~ 1 in 1,131,202 Americans
Peak year
1990
30 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2007 SSA rank
#12,817
Tracked since 1983
Census
Ashleyann in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 252 people with the first name Ashleyann, which placed it at #33,030 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,030
National first-name rank
People counted
252
252 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
41.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ashleyann
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ashleyann is White at 41.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ashleyann described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ashleyann at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White41.7% · 105
- Hispanic or Latino24.2% · 61
- Asian and Pacific Islander14.7% · 37
- Black or African American10.7% · 27
- Two or more races7.9% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
Popularity
Ashleyann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ashleyann from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 162 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Ashleyann remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ashleyann by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ashleyann during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ashleyanns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. Hawaii, California, New York recorded the most babies named Ashleyann, while New York, California, Hawaii recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 11 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ashleyann
The name Ashleyann is a relatively modern English name that combines the elements "Ashley" and "Ann". The first part of the name, "Ashley", is an English surname derived from the Old English words "æsc" meaning ash tree and "leah" meaning meadow or forest clearing. It originally referred to a place name meaning "ash tree meadow" or "ash tree clearing".
The name Ashley first emerged as a unisex given name in the late Middle Ages, with early records showing both boys and girls being given this name. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was a man named Ashley de Lokers, recorded in Yorkshire, England in 1307. Another early record is of a woman named Ashley Wyse, who lived in Somerset, England in the late 15th century.
The second part of the name, "Ann", is a feminine form of the Hebrew name "Hannah", which means "grace" or "favor". It has been a popular name for girls in various cultures for centuries, and is often used as a middle name or as part of a double-barreled first name.
While the specific combination of "Ashleyann" is relatively modern, there are some historical figures who bore similar names. One notable example is Ashley Cooper, the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, a prominent English politician and philosopher who lived from 1621 to 1683.
Another historical figure with a similar name was Anne Ashley, Countess of Shaftesbury, who lived from 1638 to 1722 and was a prominent supporter of the philosopher John Locke. She played an important role in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the establishment of constitutional monarchy in England.
In the 19th century, there was an American politician named Ashley C. Harwood who served as a United States Representative from Indiana from 1867 to 1869. Another notable bearer of the name was Ashley Cooper, the 10th Earl of Shaftesbury, a British politician and social reformer who lived from 1801 to 1885 and was known for his efforts to improve working conditions and child labor laws.
More recently, there have been several notable individuals with the name Ashley or variations thereof, including the American actress Ashley Judd, born in 1968, and the English singer-songwriter Ashley Roberts, born in 1981.
People
Ashleyann + last name combinations
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FAQ
Ashleyann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashleyann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 303 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ashleyann going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,131,202 US residents.
Is Ashleyann a common name?
We classify Ashleyann as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 315 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ashleyann most popular?
The single biggest year for Ashleyann was 1990, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ashleyann is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ashleyann in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 252 people with the name Ashleyann, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,030 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ashleyann in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ashleyann?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ashleyann appears almost entirely female. Of the 248 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ashleyann?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ashleyann is White at 41.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ashleyann most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ashleyann in the 2020 Census, accounting for 41.7% (105 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ashleyann in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ashleyann a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ashleyann in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ashleyann still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ashleyann in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ashleyann can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Ashleyann?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Ashleyann, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.