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Yeah, for a girl. Good old boring 80s Ashley ;) I've fallen in love with it. I like a lot of -ley names lately, especially Ainsley and Hadley. Ashley used to get on my nerves because there are so many but lately I can see the appeal must have had back then. It has the -ley ending that I like and the soft and pretty Ash beginning and makes me think of trees.

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I don't like it for a boy because it makes me think of the annoying Gone with the Wind character. I mean I have known male Ashleys in real life (quite a few actually) but never knew any well enough to associate the name with them. I do like Ash on a boy.

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Too common? Did you grow up with many girls named Ashley? Any variant spellings? Do you know any younger Ashleys? Kind of funny to me how popular it still is according to statistics. I never hear it on anyone under 20. But I was also surprised to meet two Jessicas under 20 some time ago. It was actually still pretty popular 10 years ago or so but again can't imagine it on anyone under 20.

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Just some random questions:

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Hadley, Ainsley or Ashley? which is best, which is worst?
Is Ashley or Lindsay (all spellings) more common where you live (not statistics just your impression?
Ashley or Lindsey, Lindsay and why?
Which is the most/least common: Hadley, Ainsley, Ashley, Lindsey?