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.

# 957 in the US

Ashley Rank in US Top 1000

# 797 on Nameberry

Ashley Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Ashley Popularity

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

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

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