Declining since 2004, #10,107 for girls today.
Popularity of Ashlin since 1979
Babies named Ashlin per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 5 |
| 1980s | 159 | 48 |
| 1990s | 666 | 36 |
| 2000s | 1,160 | 66 |
| 2010s | 472 | 0 |
| 2020s | 103 | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Ashlin is a modern American name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1981. It reached its peak rank of 10,107 in 2007, with an estimated 1 in 178,585 girls receiving the name that year. Since 2004, its popularity has been steadily declining. The name's origins are somewhat ambiguous; it may be a creative respelling of Ashlyn, itself a blend of Ashley and Lynn, or it could derive from the Irish surname Ó hÁisín. While Ashlin has never ranked among the top 1000 names nationally, it has seen sporadic use across the country, though no single state shows a concentration. The name offers a softer alternative to Ashley and fits the trend of -lin endings popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
Ashlin is a modern American coinage, likely influenced by the popularity of names like Ashley and the -lyn suffix. It may also be an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó hÁisín, though this connection is uncertain. The name gained modest use in the United States starting in the early 1980s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ash, Ashie
Sibling names for Ashlin
Names that share Ashlin's style, for a brother or sister.
