Ashleigh is a unisex name of English origin meaning “dweller near the ash tree forest.” In 2024 it was given to 28 babies in the United States.
Ashleigh at a glance
Gender
Unisex name
Origin
English & American
Meaning
“dweller near the ash tree forest”
About the name Ashleigh
Ashleigh belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “dweller near the ash tree forest” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ashleigh first appears in Social Security records in 1966 and has been given to 31,927 babies since 1880, including 28 in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.