Fun Facts About the Name Ashlin
- More than 2 thousand babies named Ashlin: U.S. records list 2,715 babies given the name Ashlin from 1880 through 2025. Even 155 boys received the name Ashlin - about 1 boy for every 17 girls.
What Does the Name Ashlin Mean?
Ashlin is an English feminine name usually treated as a variant spelling of Ashlyn. Ashlyn is an anglicized form of the Irish name Aisling, which comes from the Irish word aisling, meaning "dream" or "vision." The same word names an Irish poetic form in which the poet sees a vision, often of Ireland as a woman, and the given name was taken from that word rather than from a saint's name or a place.
A second, separate explanation connects Ashlin to the Old English name Ashley, from æsc ("ash tree") and lēah ("wood, clearing"), with the common English name ending -lin added. Because -lin, -lyn, and -lynn are widely used endings in English names, this derivation cannot be ruled out for every bearer, but it is a different origin from the Irish Aisling and does not carry the same meaning. The two explanations are not variations of one another, and the evidence does not settle which one lies behind any particular use of Ashlin.
Ashlin Name History & Origins
The Irish word aisling means "dream" or "vision," and from the seventeenth century it named a kind of Irish poem in which the poet falls asleep and sees a woman who stands for Ireland. The personal name Aisling is a later use of that word as a name; it took hold in Ireland in the twentieth century, and English spellings such as Ashling and Ashlyn followed it.
Ashlin belongs to the group of English spellings that grew up around Ashlyn and Ashlynn, most often in the United States. These forms reflect the general English habit of varying a name's ending - -lyn, -lin, -lynn - rather than a distinct Irish form. Ashlin has no separate documented history of its own apart from those spellings, and it is not tied to a particular literary work or public figure in the way Aisling is tied to the Irish poetic tradition.
How Popular is the Name Ashlin?
Ashlin 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 2007. Its best rank was #1,562 in 2003.
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 | #10,204 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,614 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #5,571 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #7,014 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #5,979 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #5,505 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #7,399 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #4,676 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2017 | #5,853 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,090 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #3,029 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 2014 | #3,374 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2013 | #3,410 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #2,905 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2011 | #2,420 | 76 | 0.0043% |
| 2010 | #2,222 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 2009 | #2,378 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 2008 | #1,825 | 118 | 0.0062% |
| 2007 | #1,680 | 131 | 0.0068% |
| 2006 | #1,682 | 125 | 0.0066% |
| 2005 | #1,645 | 121 | 0.0065% |
| 2004 | #1,576 | 125 | 0.0068% |
| 2003 | #1,562 | 123 | 0.0067% |
| 2002 | #1,596 | 116 | 0.0065% |
| 2001 | #1,628 | 112 | 0.0062% |
| 2000 | #1,633 | 108 | 0.0059% |
| 1999 | #1,647 | 101 | 0.0057% |
| 1998 | #1,886 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 1997 | #1,867 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 1996 | #1,867 | 78 | 0.0044% |
| 1995 | #1,838 | 77 | 0.0044% |
| 1994 | #1,974 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1993 | #2,454 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 1992 | #2,462 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1991 | #2,989 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #2,963 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1989 | #3,107 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #3,399 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1987 | #4,489 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,910 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1985 | #6,060 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #4,006 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #9,109 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #10,634 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #9,204 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | #12,654 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,941 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,864 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #6,946 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #9,203 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,576 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,033 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #8,528 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,490 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,794 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,341 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,705 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,527 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,308 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #6,459 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,993 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #7,361 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,148 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,800 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,184 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #6,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #3,980 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #6,347 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,120 | 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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