Ash

“Ash tree” — English origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 7,900 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 9,700 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

Famous Ashes

Ash Carter — 25th United States Secretary of Defense
Ash Brannon — American film director and animator
Ash Taylor — Footballer (born 1990)
Ash Stymest — British model
Ash Island — South Korean rapper and singer

In stories & tradition

Ash Ketchum — Pokémon · Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu
Ash — Ancient Egyptian deity
Ash Williams — Ash vs Evil Dead · The Evil Dead

What Ashes become

Among 105 notable people named Ash:

Entertainers appear 3.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ash Brannon, American film director and animator.

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

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