Ashlin
The Story of Ashlin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ashlin as a girl name dates back to 1981, when 6 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 131 newborns named Ashlin — #1,679 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Ashlin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ashlin ranks #7,351 for girls with 14 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ashlin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 11 births, good for #6,903 nationwide. About 43% of every Ashlin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Ashlin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 155 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ashlin
Ashlin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Ashlin's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,561. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashlin'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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