Ashley Judd
There are approximately 51 people named Ashley Judd living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Ashley with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Judd. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
51
1 in 6,720,673
Named Ashley
837K
Alive today
Named Judd
21K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 837K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1987
Average age: 33
Estimated bearers: 21K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,991
Per 100K: 6.14
Top ancestry: White (88.6%)
First name trend
Ashley: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Ashley. The peak year was 1987 with 55,262 births. The average person named Ashley today is 33 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Judd surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Judd, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.6%.
- White88.6%
- Black or African American5.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Ashley has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2442% of the US population, based on 836,912 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Judd appears at a rate of 6.14 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0061%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 51 people with the full name Ashley Judd. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Ashley
FAQ
Ashley Judd: questions and answers
How many people are named Ashley Judd?
We estimate approximately 51 people in the United States share the full name Ashley Judd. That works out to about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2442%) with the surname frequency (6.14 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Ashley Judd?
We classify Ashley Judd as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,720,673 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Ashley a male or female name?
Ashley is predominantly female. Out of 873,844 total SSA registrations, 1.8% were male and 98.2% were female. See the full Ashley profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.