Ashley is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Ashley one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Ashley is a transferred use of an English surname, which derived from a place name.
Ashley means “ash tree clearing” (from Old English “æsc” = ash tree + “leah” = meadow/woodland/clearing).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Ashley is currently ranked #3547 on the name leaderboard.
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🇦🇺 Australia | - | - | ✓ | - | - | - |
🇧🇪 Belgium | - | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - |
🇨🇦 Canada | - | ✓ | - | - | - | - |
🇺🇸 USA | - | - | - | ✓ | - | - |
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