Girl · #1,117 in 2026

Ashly

Ashly Audio, Inc. is an American audio equipment company founded in Upstate New York by Bill Thompson and Dave Malloy in 1974. Ashly produces over 40 products, including amplifiers, mixers, equalizers, digital and analog audio processors, for the recording and live sound industries. Ashly Audio is a division of Canadian corporate group Exertis | JAM.

  • English
Current Rank
#1,117
Peak Rank
#437 (1987)
Total Babies
12K
5-Yr Trend
+83%
1966
First Year
2026
Last Year
1987
Peak Year
#437
Peak Rank
12K
Total Count
61
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Ashly

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Ashly Audio, Inc. is an American audio equipment company founded in Upstate New York by Bill Thompson and Dave Malloy in 1974. Ashly produces over 40 products, including amplifiers, mixers, equalizers, digital and analog audio processors, for the recording and live sound industries. Ashly Audio is a division of Canadian corporate group Exertis | JAM.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Ashly

Ashly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1987, when 507 Ashlys were born — ranking #438 that year. As of 2026, Ashly ranks #1,117 for baby girls with 217 births, rising sharply (+83% over the past five years). In total, more than 12K Ashlys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Ashly

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ashly. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Ashly

Phonetically similar names — useful when Ashly is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ashly

What does the name Ashly mean?
Ashly Audio, Inc. is an American audio equipment company founded in Upstate New York by Bill Thompson and Dave Malloy in 1974. Ashly produces over 40 products, including amplifiers, mixers, equalizers, digital and analog audio processors, for the recording and live sound industries. Ashly Audio is a division of Canadian corporate group Exertis | JAM.
What is the origin of the name Ashly?
Ashly has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Ashly in 2026?
In 2026, Ashly ranks #1,117 among girls' names in the U.S., with 217 babies given the name that year.
When was Ashly most popular?
Ashly reached its peak popularity in 1987, ranking #437 that year with 507 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Ashly most popular?
Ashly has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, Delaware, South Dakota. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Ashly.
Is Ashly a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Ashly is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Ashly?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ashly include Laci, George, Retha. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Ashly?
Common variants and related forms of Ashly include Ash, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashley, Ashli. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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Laci
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George
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Retha
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Maren
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Abril
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Amirah
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Hortense
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Rosina
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About the name Ashly

Ashly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Ashly's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #437. Use the chart and map above to compare Ashly'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.