Ashley

English

"dweller near the ash tree meadow"

Ashley Origin and Meaning

The name Ashley is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dweller near the ash tree meadow".

It may have peaked at #1 for girls in 1991 and 1992 in the US, but Ashley actually has a long history as a male given name, as evidenced by the sensitive Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind. It's always been more popular for boys in England and Wales, where it currently ranks at #414.

Ashley Rank in US Top 1000

# 957 in the US

Ashley Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 536 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ashley

• 536 Nameberry 2025
• 705 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Ashley

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Famous People Named Ashley

• Ashley George Hamilton American actor
• Ashley "Ash" Baron Cohen, English filmmaker
• Ashley Bascom Wright U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
• Ashley Abrocket Purdy former bassist for American rock band Black Veil Brides
• Ashley Cole English footballer
• Ashley Simon Young English footballer
• Ashley Parker Angel American singer of boy band O,Town
• Ashley Peter Fox British MEP
• Ashley Mote British MEP
• Ashley Taylor Dawson actor
• Ashley Walters aka Asher D American rapper and actor
• Ashley Charles aka Sabrepulse English chiptune musician
• Ashley Zukerman American actor
• Ashley "Ash" Stymest English male model
• Ashley Derek Vincent English footballer
• Ashley Banjo English dancer and choreographer in dance group Diversity
• Ashley "Ash" Neil Horne member of The Midnight Beast
• Ashley Springer American actor

The name Ashley in Pop Culture

• Ashley Wilkes character in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind"
• Ashley James "Ash" Williams main character in the "Evil Dead" film series
• Ashley Linden character on TV's "Castle"
• Ashley Cowgil character in the BBC's "Happy Valley"
• Ashley little boy in episode of "Creeped Out," kids anthology series on Netflix