Ashley
Girl and boy6 letters
#443
in Ireland (2025)
#435 with spellings combined
8
babies in 2025
#128
best rank (1995)
1,000
babies since 1964
Up 230
10-year rank change
Ashley through the years
Compare with another name →girlsboys
Show the numbers
| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #435 | - | - |
| 2024 | 8 | #433 | - | - |
| 2023 | 9 | #394 | - | - |
| 2022 | 10 | #384 | - | - |
| 2021 | 5 | #643 | - | - |
| 2020 | 8 | #437 | 4 | #606 |
| 2019 | 10 | #393 | 3 | #724 |
| 2018 | 4 | #715 | 3 | #703 |
| 2017 | 13 | #325 | - | - |
| 2016 | 10 | #422 | 3 | #713 |
| 2015 | 5 | #665 | - | - |
| 2014 | 13 | #353 | - | - |
| 2013 | 28 | #201 | 4 | #606 |
| 2012 | 13 | #372 | - | - |
| 2011 | 11 | #418 | 3 | #730 |
| 2010 | 15 | #333 | - | - |
| 2009 | 18 | #272 | - | - |
| 2008 | 18 | #281 | - | - |
| 2007 | 27 | #193 | - | - |
| 2006 | 14 | #286 | - | - |
| 2005 | 12 | #300 | 3 | #518 |
| 2004 | 12 | #287 | - | - |
| 2003 | 11 | #294 | 6 | #337 |
| 2002 | 18 | #208 | - | - |
| 2001 | 10 | #302 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | 16 | #213 | - | - |
| 1999 | 8 | #295 | 6 | #266 |
| 1998 | 15 | #203 | 8 | #222 |
| 1997 | 22 | #200 | 5 | #303 |
| 1996 | 37 | #137 | - | - |
| 1995 | 40 | #128 | 6 | #261 |
| 1994 | 38 | #136 | 8 | #225 |
| 1993 | 35 | #143 | 6 | #255 |
| 1992 | 34 | #152 | 5 | #267 |
| 1991 | 31 | #158 | 14 | #175 |
| 1990 | 29 | #168 | 5 | #256 |
| 1989 | 28 | #171 | 6 | #232 |
| 1988 | 32 | #157 | 6 | #235 |
| 1987 | 44 | #133 | 6 | #235 |
| 1986 | 35 | #158 | 7 | #230 |
| 1985 | 35 | #159 | 4 | #269 |
| 1984 | 11 | #298 | 10 | #197 |
| 1983 | 9 | #331 | 13 | #186 |
| 1982 | 6 | #399 | 12 | #188 |
| 1981 | 3 | #533 | 9 | #217 |
| 1980 | 5 | #432 | 5 | #264 |
| 1979 | 6 | #391 | 3 | #324 |
| 1978 | 5 | #428 | 3 | #326 |
| 1977 | 16 | #248 | 7 | #234 |
| 1976 | 13 | #263 | - | - |
| 1975 | - | - | 18 | #161 |
| 1974 | 13 | #271 | 5 | #272 |
| 1973 | 15 | #254 | - | - |
| 1972 | 20 | #213 | 6 | #238 |
| 1971 | 42 | #153 | - | - |
| 1970 | 16 | #220 | 3 | #305 |
| 1969 | 11 | #255 | 5 | #246 |
| 1968 | 7 | #287 | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - | 15 | #142 |
| 1966 | 7 | #276 | - | - |
| 1965 | 3 | #385 | - | - |
| 1964 | 3 | #372 | - | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Ashley yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley | 8 | 1,000 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #127 (1997); 88 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.
Ashley is also given to boys: 239 since 1967.