Female name
Ashleigh
7,880 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 6.
Origin
From English Ashleigh, composed of Old English æsc ("ash tree") and lēah ("meadow").Translated by Arcanes from the French Wiktionnaire, entry “Ashleigh”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 1,133 births. 7,880 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 58th among girls' names in 1996. It is still given: 103 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1991: 1,717 births. 31,944 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. It really came into use around 1971. It is still given: 126 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1996: 28 births. 357 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. It really came into use around 1993. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 7 + 8 = 42 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 + 9 = 15 → 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 8 + 3 + 7 + 8 = 27 → 9
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.