Meaning: Its source is aesc leah, an Old English name meaning "Ash grove."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Popularity: The name Ashlee ranked 341st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 776th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: This name was derived from a surname. Its use as a personal name was strongly influenced by the popularity of the male character Ashley Wilkes in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone With the Wind and the 1939 film based on that book.