Ash*
#2,631 most common boys' name of all time · #6,324 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1975–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#2,631
Rank overall
#6,324 of 105,966
First appeared
1975
Years on the list
35 of 146
All-time
2,680
Since 2016
1,807
Peak year
2022 #1,081
Best rank
#1,065 2023
Girls
Boys
peak 221/yr
Ash first appears in 1975. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 175 | 192 | #1,180 |
| 2024 | 21 | 182 | 203 | #1,153 |
| 2023 | 8 | 204 | 212 | #1,065 |
| 2022 | 19 | 202 | 221 | #1,081 |
| 2021 | 13 | 197 | 210 | #1,079 |
| 2020 | 7 | 183 | 190 | #1,084 |
| 2019 | 11 | 145 | 156 | #1,286 |
| 2018 | 5 | 128 | 133 | #1,381 |
| 2017 | 7 | 134 | 141 | #1,339 |
| 2016 | 9 | 140 | 149 | #1,301 |
| 2015 | — | 99 | 99 | #1,621 |
| 2014 | — | 68 | 68 | #2,078 |
| 2013 | 5 | 59 | 64 | #2,213 |
| 2012 | — | 65 | 65 | #2,097 |
| 2011 | 7 | 55 | 62 | #2,331 |
| 2010 | — | 51 | 51 | #2,452 |
| 2009 | — | 49 | 49 | #2,572 |
| 2008 | — | 40 | 40 | #2,982 |
| 2007 | — | 38 | 38 | #3,063 |
| 2006 | 6 | 46 | 52 | #2,605 |
| 2005 | — | 46 | 46 | #2,482 |
| 2004 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,339 |
| 2003 | — | 33 | 33 | #2,966 |
| 2002 | — | 29 | 29 | #3,156 |
| 2001 | — | 24 | 24 | #3,573 |
| 2000 | — | 24 | 24 | #3,490 |
| 1999 | — | 23 | 23 | #3,440 |
| 1998 | — | 21 | 21 | #3,553 |
| 1997 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,373 |
| 1996 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #7,500 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1983 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,815 |
| 1981 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,044 |
| 1979 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,760 |
| 1975 | — | 5 | 5 | #6,147 |