NameTides

Ash

Ash was the #1,176 boys' name in the US in 2025 (175 babies), and #1,066 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Ash as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ash as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Ash as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,176 (175)#1,066 (28)#762 (3)—#829 (3)#1,944 (10)
2024#1,151 (182)#1,076 (27)——#582 (5)#1,583 (13)
2023#1,064 (204)#1,071 (27)#614 (4)——#1,043 (22)
2022#1,078 (202)#862 (36)#425 (7)——#1,178 (18)
2021#1,076 (197)#1,023 (28)—#433 (3)#755 (3)#833 (30)
2020#1,084 (183)#1,314 (19)——#741 (3)#1,312 (15)
2019#1,283 (145)#1,152 (23)#701 (3)——#1,101 (19)
2018#1,375 (128)#1,382 (18)#704 (3)——#1,471 (12)
2017#1,335 (134)#1,546 (16)#733 (3)——#1,349 (14)
2016#1,295 (140)#1,081 (26)#592 (4)——#1,283 (15)
2015#1,613 (99)#1,236 (21)———#1,384 (13)
2014#2,063 (68)#1,721 (13)———#1,465 (12)
2013#2,205 (59)#2,055 (10)#590 (4)——#1,252 (15)
2012#2,091 (65)#1,430 (17)#669 (3)——#2,666 (5)
2011#2,317 (55)#2,892 (6)———#1,326 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2023 at #1,064.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1975.
  • In 2025, 9% of US babies named Ash were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ash is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,900 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ash by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #999WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: #604ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #571IAIndiana: #949INOhio: #801OHPennsylvania: #1,004PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #957CAUtah: #703UTColorado: #849CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,028NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,347TXFlorida: #1,625FL
Ash (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AshCanadaGirls—too few
AshCanadaBoys#1,94410
AshEngland & WalesBoys#1,06628
AshIrelandBoys#8293
AshNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AshScotlandBoys#7623
AshUSGirls#6,54617
AshUSBoys#1,176175