How popular is the baby name Ashley in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Ashley.
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Back in 1997, the western U.S. state of Colorado welcomed 56,505 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Hannah and Jacob, according to data from the Health Statistics Section of Colorado’s Department of Public Health and Environment.
The state also revealed the top names within each of its three largest racial/ethnic groups, which it defined as “White/non-Hispanic,” “White/Hispanic,” and “Black.”
Number of babies
Top girl name
Top boy name
White/non-Hispanic
38,729 (69%)
Hannah
Jacob
White/Hispanic
12,951 (23%)
Jessica
Jose
Black
2,582 (5%)
Jasmine
Isaiah
Here are Colorado’s top 50 girl names (overall) and top 50 boy names (overall) of 1997:
Girl names
Hannah
Emily
Jessica
Sarah
Madison
Samantha
Taylor
Alexandra
Ashley
Megan
Elizabeth
Rachel
Alyssa
Alexis
Lauren
Emma
Kayla
Morgan
Amanda
Brianna
Jennifer
Jordan
Abigail
Victoria
Nicole
Brittany
Rebecca
Danielle
Katherine
Sierra
Anna
Mariah
Olivia
Amber
Sydney
Stephanie
Jasmine
Brooke
Haley
Maria
Kaitlyn
Gabrielle
Savannah
Allison
Marissa
Bailey
Courtney
Sara
Erin
Mackenzie
Boy names
Jacob
Michael
Matthew
Joshua
Austin
Tyler
Andrew
Christopher
Nicholas
Brandon
Daniel
Ryan
Joseph
Zachary
David
Alexander
Anthony
John
James
Benjamin
Kyle
Samuel
William
Justin
Jonathan
Dylan
Christian
Jordan
Cody
Robert
Nathan
Aaron
Thomas
Eric
Connor
Cameron
Jose
Noah
Adam
Logan
Isaiah
Sean
Gabriel
Caleb
Jack
Cole
Kevin
Trevor
Ethan
Ian
How do these rankings stack up against the U.S. Social Security Administration’s 1997 rankings for Colorado?
The boy names look similar, but there are two significant discrepancies among the girl names: Alexandra ranked 11 spots lower (19th vs. 8th) and Gabrielle ranked 33 spots lower (75th vs. 42nd) on the federal government’s list.
Other names bestowed in Colorado in 1997 included “Elway, Jamaica, and Mars for baby boys, and October, November, Paradise, and Rejoice for baby girls.”
Elway was no doubt inspired by John Elway, the longtime Denver Broncos quarterback who was about to lead the team to its first Super Bowl victory (in January of 1998).
Speaking of Colorado baby names with historical significance…here are posts about Denver (b. 1859), Colorado (b. 1859), Salida (b. 1881), and Silver Dollar (b. 1889).
The country of the Dominican Republic is located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea. It shares Hispaniola with the country of Haiti, and nearby islands include Cuba and Jamaica (to the west) and Puerto Rico (to the east).
In 2022, the Dominican Republic welcomed 170,069 babies. What were the most popular names among these babies? Abigaíl and Sebastián.
Here are DR’s top 15 girl names and top 15 boy names of 2022:
Girl names, 2022
Abigaíl, 460 baby girls
Charlotte, 410
Esther, 408
Camila, 402
Isabella, 380
Ashley, 372
Valentina, 350
Génesis, 328
Alaia, 310 (tie)
Emma, 310 (tie)
Elianny, 298 (tie)
Nashla, 298 (tie)
Daniela, 284
Elizabeth, 260
Alexandra, 242
Boy names, 2022
Sebastián, 335 baby boys
Emmanuel, 288
Alexander, 282
Adriel, 271
Liam, 262
Samuel, 261
Daniel, 255
Dylan, 244
Aarón, 235
Isaac, 235 (tie)
Ismael, 235 (tie)
Jayden, 221
Dariel, 219
Yadiel, 217
Gael, 214
One year earlier, the Dominican Republic welcomed 170,520 babies. Here are DR’s top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names of 2021:
Girl names, 2021
Abigaíl, 212 baby girls
Charlotte, 188
Isabella, 174
Nashla, 157
Camila, 149
Boy names, 2021
Adriel, 274 baby boys
Sebastián, 247
Liam, 241
Dylan, 224
Samuel, 211
The curious name Nashla was likely influenced by Dominican actress Nashla Bogaert, who was a judge on both seasons of Dominicana’s Got Talent (2019-2021). The name Nashla is also seeing usage in the U.S. — mainly in New York and New Jersey, the two states in which more than half of all Dominican Americans reside.
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