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Ash

Boy's name · #1177 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Ash is near its high-water mark: it reached #1064 in 2023 and still ranked #1177 in 2025. About 2,500 boys have carried it since 1975.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#762 in Scotland (2025) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #1,066 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,944 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,166 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,551 in France (2023) · #433 in N. Ireland (2021) · #375 in New Zealand (2019).

Famous Ashes

• Ash Carter — American government official and academic (1954–2022)
• Ash Island — South Korean rapper and singer (born 1999)
• Ash Baron-Cohen — English filmmaker (born 1967)
• Ash Hudson — American fashion designer, entrepreneur, and visual artist (born 1972)
• Ash Soan — British drummer (born 1969)

In stories & tradition

• Ash Ketchum — Protagonist of the Pokémon anime
• Ash — Ancient Egyptian deity
• Ash Williams — Ash vs Evil Dead (TV series)

What Ashes become

Among 105 notable people named Ash:

Entertainers appear 3.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ash Brannon, American writer, director, and animator (born 1969).

Similar names: Cedar · Aziah · Seven · Dash · Ashtyn · Kash

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