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Ash

male

Ash.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #433 in Northern Ireland in 2021. See regions.

Audio not yet available.

Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
male
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (male) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #862 to #2892.199619992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#862#2892
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#2357
1999#1664
2000#1330
2001#1746
2002#1651
2003#2189
2004#1732
2005#1190
2006#1347
2007#1306
2008#2276
2009#2544
2010#1620
2011#2892
2012#1430
2013#2055
2014#1721
2015#1236
2016#1081
2017#1546
2018#1382
2019#1152
2020#1314
2021#1023
2022#862
2023#1071
2024#1076

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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