Is Ashland a boy or girl name?

Ashland is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 853 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 80.5% were girls and 19.5% were boys.

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Ashland

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Ashland was most popular in 2006, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,581 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 853 people named Ashland.

Ashland over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ashland’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ashland a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ashland is mostly a girl’s name — 80.5% of the 853 Americans given it were girls and 19.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 65% girls and 35% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org