Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Ashlei isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ashlei through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,044
- 0 boys · 2,044 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 131 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 131 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,779 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ashlei’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Ashlei, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ashly
“ash” · “wood”
>99% girls
Alyse
“noble” · “kind”
>99% girls
Amberly
“resembling the jewel; a warm honey color”
>99% girls
Alona
“one who is as strong as an oak”
>99% girls
Katy
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls
Kassie
“an unheeded prophetess”
>99% girls
Halley
“from the hall near the meadow”
>99% girls
Afton
“from the Afton river”
16% boys · 84% girls