What does Ashley mean?

Ashley means "ash wood"

How do we pronounce Ashley?

Ashley \as-hley, ash-l-ey\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Ashley is also used as a boy name pronounciation, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as AE-SHLiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Ashley: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Ashley?

Ashley has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. The meaning of Ashley is 'ash wood'. Derived from aesc which means 'ash' ; leah which means 'wood, clearing, meadow'. It represents the transferred use of the geographic name and the surname as a given name. See Ashley name variations for more info. The name Ashley is used to a great extent; it has 49 forms. Forms of the name Aishlee meaning, name Aislaeigh origin, baby name Ashala, meaning of Ashalee, name Ashalei origin, Ashaley meaning of name, name Ashby origin, baby name Ashelei, name Asheleigh meaning, name Asheley origin, Ashely definition, Ashie name popularity, name Ashla origin, Ashlan meaning, Ashlay name popularity, Ashleah meaning, Ashleay name, Ashleen definition, baby name Ashleena, name Ashleene meaning, name Ashlen, Ashlene meaning of name, Ashleye name, Ashlin pronounciation, meaning of Ashling, Ashlinn meaning of name, baby name Ashlya, Ashlye definition, Ashlyn meaning, Ashlyne meaning of name, what does the name Ashlynn mean, Ashlynne pronounciation, Ashten name popularity, nicknames for Ashtin, name Ashtine meaning, Ashton definition, Ashtyn meaning and origin, and what does the name Ashtynne mean. Other English forms the contracted form Ash name variations, the familiar forms baby name Asher and Lee name, and the spelling variants what does the name Ashle mean, Ashlea name, Ashlee name variations, name Ashlei meaning, name Ashleigh, meaning of Ashli, Ashlie meaning and origin, and Ashly pronounciation. See also the related form, the English name Ashlianne origin. Ashley is very popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1980s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. Its usage peaked in 1987 with 2.928% of baby girls being named Ashley. It was #2 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #27 with a usage of 0.323%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. Ashley was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, Ashlyn name popularity, in 2010. Although Ashley is today more frequently used for baby girls, there was a period from 1901 to 1963 when more boys were given the name. After 1964, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. In 1994, 239 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Ashley.

The following famous people share the name Ashley:

  • Actress Ashley Judd, born 19 April 1968, Los Angeles, California
  • Actress Ashley Tisdale, born 2 July 1985
  • Actress Ashley Olsen, born 13 June 1986, Sherman Oaks, California
  • Tennis Player Ashley Harkleroad, born 2 May 1985, Rossville, Georgia.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Ashley:

the English Ashlea pronounciation, the English Ashlee name popularity, the English name Ashleigh origin, the English Ashli name popularity, the English name Ashlie, the English Ashly name popularity, the English Ashlye name, the name Achal pronounciation, the name Achale meaning of name, the name nicknames for Achall, the name name Achalle origin, the name Aglae name, the name Aishlee name popularity, the English name Aislaeigh, the name Aislee meaning and origin, the name Aisley name variations, the Hawaiian Akaula meaning of name, the name Akeelah definition, the name nicknames for Akila, and the Arabic what does the name Akilah mean.

The baby name Ashley fun facts:

The name Ashley in reverse order is "Yelhsa".

The numerological value of the name Ashley is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Ashley?

Ashley is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.20%
20130.23%
20120.27%
20110.31%
20100.36%
20090.43%
20080.50%
20070.60%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames