Aslee
Anglicized form of the Hindi name Asli meaning truthful or genuine.
Name Census estimates that about 9 living Americans carry the first name Aslee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aslee today is around 64 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aslee births was 1917 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aslee. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Aslee. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
9
~ 1 in 38,083,815 Americans
Peak year
1917
15 babies that year
Average age
64
years old
1986 SSA rank
#11,047
Tracked since 1901
Popularity
Aslee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aslee from the 1900s through to the 1980s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1910s, with 81 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1910s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aslee 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 Aslee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aslees live
Origin
Meaning and history of Aslee
The given name Aslee has its origins rooted in the Old English language, dating back to the 5th-6th century AD. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "aes", which was a term for a type of ash tree. This connection suggests that the name Aslee may have initially been used to refer to someone who lived near or was associated with an ash tree grove.
In the early medieval period, the name Aslee was primarily found in Anglo-Saxon communities across what is now England. It was a relatively common name for both men and women during this time, as evidenced by its appearance in various historical records and chronicles of the era.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aslee can be found in the Domesday Book, a great survey of landowners and tenants commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions an individual named Aslee who owned a small parcel of land in the county of Gloucestershire.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Aslee maintained a modest presence within English society. Notable individuals who bore this name include Aslee of Rowton (c. 1250-1315), a minor nobleman and landowner in Shropshire, and Aslee Mercer (c. 1380-1445), a successful merchant and alderman in the city of London.
As time progressed into the Renaissance period, the name Aslee became less common, though it did not entirely disappear. One noteworthy figure from this era was Aslee Wycliffe (c. 1510-1578), a scholar and theologian who played a role in the early English Reformation.
In the 17th century, the name Aslee experienced a brief resurgence, albeit still in relatively limited circles. One individual of note was Aslee Cromwell (1592-1667), a distant cousin of Oliver Cromwell and a minor figure in the English Civil War.
The 18th and 19th centuries saw the name Aslee fall into even greater obscurity, with very few recorded instances of its use. However, it did make a brief appearance in the literary world with the character of Aslee Sedley in William Makepeace Thackeray's novel "Vanity Fair" (1847-48).
People
Aslee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aslee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aslee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aslee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aslee 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 38,083,815 US residents.
Is Aslee a common name?
We classify Aslee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 25.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 190 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aslee most popular?
The single biggest year for Aslee was 1917, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aslee is about 64 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Aslee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aslee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aslee 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 Aslee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aslee 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 Aslee 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Aslee as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.