Fun Facts About the Name Ashe
- 548 babies named Ashe: U.S. records list 548 babies given the name Ashe from 1880 through 2025. Even 206 girls received the name Ashe - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Ashe Mean?
Ashe is an English name meaning "ash tree." It comes from the Old English word æsc, which referred to the ash tree. The name began as a surname for someone who lived near an ash tree or an ash wood, or who came from a place named for ash trees. As a given name, Ashe is a modern use of the surname or a variant spelling of Ash. The literal meaning is the tree, not a personal quality. The Yoruba word àṣẹ, sometimes spelled ashe, means "power" or "command," but it is a separate term and is not related to the English name.
Ashe Name History & Origins
The English surname Ashe goes back to the Old English word æsc, "ash tree." In the Middle Ages it was used as a topographic surname for a person who lived by an ash tree or an ash grove, and as a habitational surname for someone from a place named Ashe or Ash. The village of Ashe in Hampshire is one such place. The surname developed in England from this word and later spread to Ireland and other English-speaking countries. As a given name, Ashe is a modern adoption of the surname, or a less common spelling of the given name Ash. The name also appears in modern fiction, but those are later uses, not its origin.
How Popular is the Name Ashe?
Ashe has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #3,901 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,523 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #6,946 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #9,686 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #6,481 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #5,249 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #7,606 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #7,057 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #13,992 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #6,564 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #8,451 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #16,862 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #17,333 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #15,635 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #14,717 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #14,060 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #15,710 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #12,609 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #11,973 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #11,935 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #11,913 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,818 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #5,665 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #4,616 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #4,096 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #4,641 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #4,549 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #3,901 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #5,337 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #5,543 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,145 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2015 | #5,765 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #7,600 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #7,581 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #10,911 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #8,821 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #7,631 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #7,733 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #12,709 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #8,236 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #6,945 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #6,254 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #11,499 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #7,287 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #9,484 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #4,783 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #7,623 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #9,375 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ashe Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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