Ashby
The Story of Ashby
As a girl name
Ashby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 34 Ashbys were born — ranking #4,244 that year. As of 2026, Ashby ranks #8,983 for girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 762 Ashbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ashby first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 32 Ashbys were born — ranking #3,438 that year. As of 2026, Ashby ranks #5,845 for boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 2K Ashbys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ashby
Ashby is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ashby's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #604. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashby's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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