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Its wave through time Most used in the 2000s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 80 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2002 per million babies of that sex 2,769 babies given this name since 1969 At its height in 2002, about 1 in 15,400 girls 48 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Ashley Girl From an English surname taken from place names, Old English æsc 'ash tree' + lēah 'woodland clearing'. Modern · peak 1987 Ashton Boy From an English surname taken from many place names, from Old English æsc 'ash tree' and tun 'enclosure, settlement'. Modern · peak 2004 Asher Boy Hebrew Asher, 'happy, blessed', as explained in Genesis 30:13. Biblical · peak 2020 Ashlyn Girl A modern American name, probably a blend of Ashley and the suffix -lyn. It is sometimes equated with the Irish name… Modern · peak 2005 Asia Girl From the name of the continent, of uncertain ancient origin. Modern · peak 1997 Aisha Girl From Arabic ʿāʾisha 'living, alive'. Modern · peak 1977 Ashanti Girl From Asante, the name of an Akan people and kingdom of Ghana. Modern · peak 2002 · forgotten Achilles Boy Uncertain. Linked by some to achos 'grief' and laos 'people', but this is debated. Greece · peak 2018 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.