ASHLEY  

Gender: F
Origin: English
Meaning: "dweller near the ash tree meadow"

Popularity in 2008: #18

Ashley was a sensation in the 1980s and 1990s; it hit Number 1 in 1991 and remains in the Top 20. Still pretty but no longer even vaguely stylish in any of its numerous variations.

Variations:
Ashli, Ashaley, Ashalee, Ashala, Ashlay, Ashleigh, Ashlee, Ashly, Ashlye, Ashalei, Ashleye, Ashleay, Ashla, Ahshlee, Ashien, Ashlie, Ashlan, Ashlea, Ashely, Aishlee

Ashley is being discussed in our message boards:

• another baby name game..of course!
• narrowing my list...need help
• So Far In They're Out... Please HELP with this chapter!!!
• Recent Welsh Babies
• What do you think of YOUR name?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Ashley:

• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• BOYS' NAMES FOR GIRLS: A Key To Success?
• AUTUMN NAMES
• ADDISON & EDISON: Girl-Boy Name Equality
• EMMA'S DAUGHTERS