Spellings

Ashley or Ashly?

In the US in 2025, 90% of babies in this name family were spelled Ashley and 9% Ashly. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ashley90% of the family1,829 born in 2025#164 among girls−47% since 2015Ashly9% of the family176 born in 2025#1,272 among girls+54% since 2015Ashlee2% of the family38 born in 2025#3,832 among girls−64% since 2015

Ten years ago

Ashley already led in 2015, with 94% of the family's births; it has 90% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,650 to 2,043 births (−44%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Ashley3,4291,829−47%
Ashly114176+54%
Ashlee10738−64%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈæʃli/ (ASH-lee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Ashley 95 births (#494 among girls) and Ashly 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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