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 [ syll. as-hlei-(g)(h), ash-le-igh ] The girl name Ashleigh is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced AE-SHL-AY- KEY. Ashleigh is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in English. Ashleigh is a spelling variant of the English Ashley. Ashleigh is an all-time favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not as much as it was in the past. The name grew in popularity from the 1970s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1991 with 0.085% of baby girls being named Ashleigh. It had a ranking of #175 then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #927 with a usage of 0.014%. Among the family of girl names directly related to Ashleigh, the English Ashley was the most commonly used. It was more widely used than Ashleigh by 32 times in 2008. Ashleigh has in the last century been mainly given to girls. Baby names that sound like Ashleigh include the English Ashlei, the French Aglaé, the English Aislaeigh, the Hawaiian Akaula, the English Angla, the English Ashlee, the English Ashley, the English Ashli, the English Ashlie, the English Ashly, the English Ashlye, the English Asley, the French Axelle, the Spanish Azul, the Indian Achala, the Latinized Aglaea, the English, German, and Russian Aglaia, the German Aglaja, the Russian Aglaya, and the Greek Aglea. KEY: approx pronunciation for Ashleigh: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)"   |
