Ashland
The Story of Ashland
As a girl name
American parents first put Ashland on the record books as a girl name in 1983, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 29 Ashlands were born — ranking #3,723 that year. About 33% of every Ashland on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Ashland last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 680 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Ashland as a boy name dates back to 1985, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Ashland — #7,066 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Ashland on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Ashland last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 166 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ashland
Ashland is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 680 births in the dataset. Ashland's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #3,723. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashland'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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