Ashley

Ashley is a female given name: 98% of people named Ashley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain, Ireland
US births since 1880: 15,634 male / 843,819 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Ashley

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ashley," in English, "Guten Tag Ashley," in German. Ashley is a female given name: about 98% of people named Ashley are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ashley,

German

Guten Tag Ashley,

French

Bonjour Ashley,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ashley:

Chinese

Ashley您好：

Japanese

Ashley様

English

Hi Ashley,

German

Hi Ashley,

French

Salut Ashley,

Spanish

Hola Ashley,

Chinese

Ashley你好：

Japanese

Ashleyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Ashley by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	2%
Great Britain	uncommon	woman's name	25%
Ireland	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

15,634 male · 843,819 female · 859,453 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ashley a male or female name?

Ashley is a female given name: 98% of people named Ashley are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 3 countries covered.

How do I address Ashley in an email?

Is Ashley a unisex name?

Ashley is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Ashley are men. Ashley leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Ashley a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ashley (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_ashley,
  title  = {Is Ashley a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ashley},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}