Ashly is a streamlined spelling of Ashley, an English surname and place name from the Old English for "ash tree clearing" or "ash tree meadow". Ashley was the number one girls' name in the United States in 1991 and 1992, and spellings like Ashly, Ashlee and Ashleigh followed in its wake, particularly in Latino families. Ashly peaked at number 699 in 2005, has been outside the US top 1000 for years and has edged back up from number 2,185 in 2017 to number 1,273 in 2025.