Ashleymarie
A compound feminine name combining "Ashley" of Old English origin meaning "ash tree meadow" and "Marie" of French origin meaning "wished for child".
Name Census estimates that about 344 living Americans carry the first name Ashleymarie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ashleymarie today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ashleymarie births was 1991 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ashleymarie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
344
~ 1 in 996,379 Americans
Peak year
1991
27 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
2010 SSA rank
#12,418
Tracked since 1984
Popularity
Ashleymarie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ashleymarie from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 171 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ashleymarie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ashleymarie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ashleymaries live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ashleymarie
The given name Ashleymarie is a relatively modern English name that combines the more traditional Ashley and Marie. Ashley itself is an English surname that originated from the Old English words 'æsc' meaning ash tree and 'leah' meaning meadow or clearing. It was initially used as a place name for areas with an ash tree meadow before becoming a surname carried by families from those locations.
The name Ashley emerged as a masculine given name in the 17th century, likely inspired by the surname usage. It remained a male name until the late 19th and early 20th centuries when it started being used for girls as well, possibly influenced by the novelist Wilkie Collins who used it for a female character in his 1868 novel "The Moonstone".
The earliest recorded example of Ashley as a male given name is found in the baptismal records of St Martin in the Fields, London, in 1676 for a boy named Ashley Cowper. An early prominent bearer of the name was Anthony Ashley Cooper, the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621-1683), a prominent English politician and philosopher.
Marie, on the other hand, is a French feminine name derived from the Biblical name Mary, which itself originated from the ancient Hebrew name Miryam or Mariam. It has been a popular name across Europe since the Middle Ages, particularly in Catholic regions due to its association with the Virgin Mary.
Combining Ashley and Marie into Ashleymarie appears to be a more recent trend, likely emerging in the late 20th century as a way to create a unique and distinctly feminine name. Some notable individuals with the name Ashleymarie include Ashleymarie Ingle (born 1985), an American actress, and Ashleymarie Amburgey (born 1988), an American model and beauty queen.
While the name Ashleymarie is relatively new and its origins are more straightforward, it represents the continuing evolution of naming practices, combining traditional elements with modern creativity to create new and distinct names.
People
Ashleymarie + last name combinations
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FAQ
Ashleymarie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ashleymarie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 344 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ashleymarie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 996,379 US residents.
Is Ashleymarie a common name?
We classify Ashleymarie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 356 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ashleymarie most popular?
The single biggest year for Ashleymarie was 1991, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ashleymarie is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ashleymarie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ashleymarie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ashleymarie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ashleymarie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ashleymarie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ashleymarie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are named Ashleymarie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.