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Ashleigh

Girl name · 3,082 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Ashleigh: 3,082 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 266 births in 1991.

Ashleigh is a feminine variant of Ashley, which comes from Old English *æsc* (ash tree) and *lēah* (wood or clearing), meaning “ash tree clearing.” Notable bearers include Australian tennis champion Ashleigh Barty and American journalist Ashleigh Banfield. The name’s root also appears in place names such as Ashley in Scotland and the Ashley River in the US. While originally a masculine name in medieval England, Ashleigh emerged as a distinctive spelling for girls in the late twentieth century, becoming especially popular in Scotland and elsewhere during the 1980s and 1990s before gradually declining.