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Ashby

#6,477 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Ashtree + farm, town

Ashby has been given to 2,398 babies in the U.S. since 1880. In 2025 it ranked #6,477 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2017, with 32 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 69% boys, 31% girls all-time.

Babies named Ashby, 2025

1 in 255,000

Ashby over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
01020304018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Ashby over time

In 2025, Ashby went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

18802025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Ashby: meaning, origin, and history

Ashtree + farm, town

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ashby means

Ashby means “ashtree + farm, town”, associated with æsċ and býr.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Old English æsċ (“ashtree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Ashby (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Ashby is used in English.

Ashby comes through Old English æsċ and Old Norse býr.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,655 boys were recorded with the name Ashby between 1880 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 32 in 2017; its best national rank was #608 in 1885.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #6,656 in 2020 to #6,477 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #5,305 in 2015 to #6,477 in 2025.

In the United States, 743 girls were recorded with the name Ashby between 1969 and 2024. Its highest annual count was 34 in 2011; its best national rank was #4,257 in 2011.

How common is Ashby?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 255,000
13 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 131,000
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#6,477
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
176,762 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Ashby sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 176,762 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ashby. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ashbys were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ashby was born before 1963 — so the typical Ashby is around 62 today.

Median birth year
1963
About 62 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
13.8% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
28.3%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
958
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Choose a decade

2010s — 13.8% of all recorded uses (228).

Is Ashby rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−798
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
+179
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
−1,172
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.76×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
40.6%
Peak was 2017 (32)
Years since peak
8
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
28.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#608
1885

Spellings of Ashby

Ashby is not the most common spelling — Asher is, with 78.1% against Ashby's 1.2%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Ashby is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Ashby was most concentrated in Virginia — about 1 in 10,000 boys, against 1 in 67,310 across all states with data. It was least common in Georgia (1 in —).

010 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Virginia1 in 10,000
  2. 2California1 in —
  3. 3Georgia1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Ashby has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Ashby is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Ashby was most concentrated in Virginia — about 1 in 100,000 girls, against 1 in 333,101 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

01 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Virginia1 in 100,000
  2. 2California1 in —
  3. 3Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Ashby has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Ashby around the world

Where Ashby ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2010–2017
    #3,449
    in 2017
  • South Australia
    1986–2012
    #771
    in 2012

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Ashby by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#6,477
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 179
Best rank ever
#608
1885
Peak year
2017
32 that year
First recorded
1880
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,655
Count in 2025
13

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
—
Best rank ever
#4,257
2011
Peak year
2011
34 that year
First recorded
1969
Last recorded
2024
All-time count
743
Count in 2025
Under 5

Names similar to Ashby

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Ashby

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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