Girl · English (modern coinage)
Ashlyn
Say it: ASH-lin
Meaning
A modern American name, probably a blend of Ashley and the suffix -lyn. It is sometimes equated with the Irish name Aisling 'dream, vision', but that is a separate name.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Appeared in the US in the 1980s as an elaboration of the popular Ashley.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 46,402 babies given this name since 1963
- At its height in 2005, about 1 in 727 girls
- 479 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ashlynn, Ashlin
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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