Meaning  The name Ashley 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. Pronunciation The name Ashley is pronounced as ash-lee
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Ashley and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ashley: Boys - Alek, Arnold, Barron, Bertram, Boyd, Burdette, Girls - Amina, Brianna, Emerald, Estefania, Hedwig, Joelle, Both genders - Addison, Ashton, Bryn, Carey, Chanda, CoreyVariants Popular Variants for the name Ashley: Ahshlee, Aishlee, Ashala, Ashalee, Ashalei, Ashaley, Ashien, Ashlea, Ashleay, Ashlee (English), Ashleigh (English), Ashlie (English), Ashly, AshyleNicknames Common nicknames for the name Ashley are: Ash
Style We think the name Ashley should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ashley to be: A professional woman with good tastes and values, but is quite shyIn one word, you might describe Ashley as a(n) " professional" person. See other "professional" names for boys and girls. Popularity As a baby girl name, Ashley is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 7 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Ashley fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 2 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 20 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Ashley in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Meaning of name Ashley
