Given name & surname
Ashe
“from the ash tree”
Ashe is a variant of Ash. One English interpretation is “from the ash tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ashe is a variant of Ash. One English interpretation is “from the ash tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ashe is a variant of Ash. An origin associated with Ash is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ashe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 548
- 342 boys · 206 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #7,523 for girls · #10,818 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,523 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 22.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 537 as a first name in 2020; 7,195 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ashe
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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