Ashlyne
A feminine name of English origin meaning "dweller near the ash tree meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 415 living Americans carry the first name Ashlyne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ashlyne today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ashlyne births was 2006 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ashlyne. 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
415
~ 1 in 825,914 Americans
Peak year
2006
29 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2019 SSA rank
#14,027
Tracked since 1985
Census
Ashlyne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 380 people with the first name Ashlyne, which placed it at #25,078 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
#25,078
National first-name rank
People counted
380
380 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ashlyne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ashlyne is White at 66.3%. The next largest groups are Black (13.9%) and Hispanic (10.5%). 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 Ashlyne 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 Ashlyne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.3% · 252
- Black or African American13.9% · 53
- Hispanic or Latino10.5% · 40
- Two or more races5.3% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 4
Popularity
Ashlyne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ashlyne from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 201 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ashlyne 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 Ashlyne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ashlynes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ashlyne
The name Ashlyne is an English variant of the name Ashlyn, which is a feminine form of the masculine name Ashley. The name Ashley itself is derived from an Old English place name, meaning "ash-tree meadow" or "ash-tree clearing." The earliest recorded use of the name Ashley dates back to the 16th century, when it was used as a surname.
The transition of Ashley from a surname to a given name occurred in the late 19th century. Initially, it was used as a masculine name, but by the mid-20th century, it had become increasingly popular as a feminine name as well. The variant spelling Ashlyne emerged in the latter half of the 20th century as a more distinctly feminine form of the name.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Ashley was Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683), an English politician and philosopher. Another notable bearer of the name was Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801-1885), a prominent social reformer and philanthropist.
In literature, the name Ashley appears in the works of Jane Austen, featuring as a character in her novel "Sense and Sensibility" (1811). The character, Mr. Ashley Willoughby, is a dashing but deceitful suitor who breaks the heart of one of the protagonists, Marianne Dashwood.
In the world of film and television, Ashlyne has been the name of several actresses and characters. One notable example is Ashlyne Yennie (born 1985), an American actress known for her roles in TV shows like "The Human Bermuda Triangle" and "How to Get Away with Murder."
Another famous bearer of the name is Ashlyne Huff (born 1985), an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She rose to prominence in the early 2000s as the lead vocalist of the rock band Gypsy Rays.
It is worth noting that the name Ashlyne, while not as common as its parent name Ashley, has gained popularity in recent decades, particularly in English-speaking countries. However, due to the relatively modern usage of this variant spelling, there are fewer historical references compared to the more established name Ashley.
People
Ashlyne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ashlyne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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FAQ
Ashlyne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashlyne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 415 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ashlyne 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 825,914 US residents.
Is Ashlyne a common name?
We classify Ashlyne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 424 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ashlyne most popular?
The single biggest year for Ashlyne was 2006, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ashlyne is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ashlyne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 380 people with the name Ashlyne, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #25,078 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 Ashlyne 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 Ashlyne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ashlyne leans strongly female. 382 people counted with this name were female (99.0%), compared with 4 male bearers (1.0%). 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 Ashlyne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ashlyne is White at 66.3%. The next largest groups are Black (13.9%) and Hispanic (10.5%). 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 Ashlyne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ashlyne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.3% (252 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 Ashlyne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ashlyne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ashlyne 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 Ashlyne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ashlyne 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 Ashlyne 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 Ashlyne?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.