Meaning 
The name Ashleigh has the following meaning: This name functioned as place names, as well as last names, before taking up its role as a first name. The acceptance of Ashley as a first name was possibly accelerated by the success of the famous 1936 novel Gone with the Wind, in which one of the characters goes by the name Ashley Wilkes.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Ashleigh is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 388 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Ashleigh fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 25 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 952 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ashleigh in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Ashleigh and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ashleigh: Boys - Girls - Blossom, Brenda, Chelsea, Daisy, Eartha, Eda, Gilda, Hayley, Holly, Hope, Both genders - Beverly, Courtney, Edith, Hazel, Ivy, Kimberly
Variants 
The name Ashleigh is a variant of Ashley. Other popular variants of the name Ashley are: Ahshlee, Aishlee, Ashala, Ashalee, Ashalei, Ashaley, Ashien, Ashlea, Ashleay, Ashlee (English), Ashleigh (English), Ashlie (English), Ashly, Ashyle
Style 
We think the name Ashleigh should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ashleigh to be: A professional woman with good tastes and values, but is quite shyIn one word, you might describe Ashleigh as a(n) " professional" person. See other "professional" names for boys and girls.
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