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Asly

AZ-lee · Of uncertain origin; possibly a phonetic variant of Ashley or a modern creation.

2025 rank (girls)
#7,491
Babies named in 2025
14
Peak popularity
2024
2025 frequency
1 in 114,805 girls
Usually for
Girls
Trend
Rising since 2017

Rising since 2017, #7,491 for girls today.

Popularity of Asly since 2000

Babies named Asly per year in U.S. Social Security records.

81523200020102020Most births 2024Girls
Data table (by decade)
DecadeGirls
2000s54
2010s11
2020s80

Meaning & origin

Asly is a modern name that first entered U.S. records in 2000, reflecting the ongoing trend of creative respellings and -ly endings. Its peak year so far was 2024, and it has been rising in usage since 2017. The name is extremely uncommon, given to just 1 in 114,805 newborns in 2025, and has not yet been recorded in any top state lists. Because of its recent origin, Asly carries no traditional etymology or historical baggage, making it a blank slate for parents seeking a distinctive, contemporary-sounding name.

Asly is a modern English coinage that first appeared in U.S. birth records in the year 2000. It likely derives from a respelling of the name Ashley, replacing the 'sh' sound with an 's' sound, or may be an independent invention following the trend of names ending in '-ly.' The name has no established historical roots or traditional meaning.

Asly” around the world

Where Asly lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.

  • France

    10

    babies in 2024

Sources: INSEE (France).

Sibling names for Asly

Names that share Asly's style, for a brother or sister.

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Questions parents ask

What does the name Asly mean?
Asly has no well-attested meaning. It is a modern invention, likely a respelling of Ashley or a new creation.
How popular is the name Asly?
Asly is rare. In 2025, it ranked 7,491 among U.S. girls, with about 1 in 114,805 newborns given the name.
Is Asly a girl or boy name?
Asly is almost exclusively used for girls in U.S. data, though its sound could be considered unisex.