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Help[Opinions] Ashley
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.
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.
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.
Just some random questions:
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?
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.
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.
Just some random questions:
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?
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I don't think Ashley is particularly common where I live. I know one female Ashley, who is about 6. I know 3 male Ashleys, all about 20 years old. I didn't grow up with any female Ashleys.
I don't know anyone with a variant spelling, but I imagine they're not as popular as the original.
For a girl, I don't like any of the names you mentioned, but I suppose Ainsley is the best. Hadley is definitely the worst.
I think Lindsay is probably more common for girls where I live, but that's for people my age, I don't know about children.
I prefer Lindsay for a girl because Ashley is a boys name to me, and Lindsay is less unisex. I've never met a male Lindsay
I think Hadley is the least common where i live.
I don't know anyone with a variant spelling, but I imagine they're not as popular as the original.
For a girl, I don't like any of the names you mentioned, but I suppose Ainsley is the best. Hadley is definitely the worst.
I think Lindsay is probably more common for girls where I live, but that's for people my age, I don't know about children.
I prefer Lindsay for a girl because Ashley is a boys name to me, and Lindsay is less unisex. I've never met a male Lindsay
I think Hadley is the least common where i live.
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I'm not an Ashley fan, it hasn't made a recovery for me and I don't think it ever will. But I can see how it would be appealing in an 80s frizzy-hair-side-ponytail-with-scrunchy, skinny-jeans-wearing sort of way. Same reason I like some dated names like Stephanie and Stacey.
I don't like it on a boy, either. It sounds snobby to me.
Hecks yeah I grew up with a lot of Ashleys. Maybe not quite as many as people a few years younger than me, but they ran rampant. I went to school with one who spelled it Ashlea and one who spelled it Ashleigh (they were ahead of the times I guess). I've never heard of it on anyone under 20. I know a baby Jessica too. Had the same reaction.
Hadley is my favorite of those. It has more character and substance.
Hmm... really hard to say. I'd go with Lindsay/Lindsey being most common, at least for my age group.
Lindsay. It falls in the Stephanie and Stacey group. It has a smiley, appealing dated-ness about it.
Hadley, I guess. I've never met an Ainsley before either, though, but I'd be more surprised to meet a Hadley than an Ainsley.
I don't like it on a boy, either. It sounds snobby to me.
Hecks yeah I grew up with a lot of Ashleys. Maybe not quite as many as people a few years younger than me, but they ran rampant. I went to school with one who spelled it Ashlea and one who spelled it Ashleigh (they were ahead of the times I guess). I've never heard of it on anyone under 20. I know a baby Jessica too. Had the same reaction.
Hadley is my favorite of those. It has more character and substance.
Hmm... really hard to say. I'd go with Lindsay/Lindsey being most common, at least for my age group.
Lindsay. It falls in the Stephanie and Stacey group. It has a smiley, appealing dated-ness about it.
Hadley, I guess. I've never met an Ainsley before either, though, but I'd be more surprised to meet a Hadley than an Ainsley.
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I'm still in the "but it's booorrrring" camp. Sorry :) I do like Ainsley though, sort of. I think Ashley is better than Hadley but both are a bit preppy for me.
I do like the ash tree thing though. I like Ashen as a GP (not sure if I prefer it for a boy or a girl) and I've recently fallen in love with Asha for a girl.
I know a lot of Ashleys, as well as at least one Ashlee. Most of the Ashleys I know are teenagers. I know a few teenage Jessicas too- late teens/early 20's, as well as my cousin who is in her 30's named Jessica.
Best to worst: Ainsley, Ashley, Hadley
Ashley is more common that Lindsay, I think.
I like the sound of both of these. I like Ashley better then Lindsay, but I like Lindsey a little better than Ashley.
I'd say Ashley is most common, then Lindsey, then Hadley, and then Ainsley. (I've never met an Ainsley, but I think there was one who went to ny high school that I occasionally heard people talking about).
I do like the ash tree thing though. I like Ashen as a GP (not sure if I prefer it for a boy or a girl) and I've recently fallen in love with Asha for a girl.
I know a lot of Ashleys, as well as at least one Ashlee. Most of the Ashleys I know are teenagers. I know a few teenage Jessicas too- late teens/early 20's, as well as my cousin who is in her 30's named Jessica.
Best to worst: Ainsley, Ashley, Hadley
Ashley is more common that Lindsay, I think.
I like the sound of both of these. I like Ashley better then Lindsay, but I like Lindsey a little better than Ashley.
I'd say Ashley is most common, then Lindsey, then Hadley, and then Ainsley. (I've never met an Ainsley, but I think there was one who went to ny high school that I occasionally heard people talking about).
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I've known quite a few girls named Ashley, but it's never seemed too, too popular to me. At least, its popularity (in my area) doesn't make me pull out my hair in frustration yet. Emily and Sarah do that to me, lol.
Most girls I knew spelled it Ashley, but a couple spelled it Ashlee, Ashlie or Ashleigh. Actually, my neighbour just had a baby recently and named her Ashley! She likes "dated" names though. Her other daughter is named Allison. And I know TONS of girls named Jessica, young and old. That's a name that makes me pull my hair out.
I have a soft spot for Ashley (for a girl), and I love Ashley for a boy too. It just seems so handsome.
Best: Ashley. Worst: Ainsley. But Ainsley isn't terrible or anything. I'm just not a huge fan of the "Ain-" sound.
Lindsay for a boy is fairly common where I live for some reason. When combined with Lindsay for a girl, Lindsay beats Ashley (both names are very common though). Most people seem to spell it Lynsey though. Something I will never understand.
Lindsay. It's hard to say. I think it's the -ley ending that puts me off of Ashley a teensy bit. I also like the possible nn of Lynn. I have a soft spot for both names, despite knowing some horrible girls with those names.
Most common: 1) Lindsay/Lindsey/Lynsey/Lyndsee, etc. 2) Ashley 3) Ainsley 4) Hadley.
Most girls I knew spelled it Ashley, but a couple spelled it Ashlee, Ashlie or Ashleigh. Actually, my neighbour just had a baby recently and named her Ashley! She likes "dated" names though. Her other daughter is named Allison. And I know TONS of girls named Jessica, young and old. That's a name that makes me pull my hair out.
I have a soft spot for Ashley (for a girl), and I love Ashley for a boy too. It just seems so handsome.
Best: Ashley. Worst: Ainsley. But Ainsley isn't terrible or anything. I'm just not a huge fan of the "Ain-" sound.
Lindsay for a boy is fairly common where I live for some reason. When combined with Lindsay for a girl, Lindsay beats Ashley (both names are very common though). Most people seem to spell it Lynsey though. Something I will never understand.
Lindsay. It's hard to say. I think it's the -ley ending that puts me off of Ashley a teensy bit. I also like the possible nn of Lynn. I have a soft spot for both names, despite knowing some horrible girls with those names.
Most common: 1) Lindsay/Lindsey/Lynsey/Lyndsee, etc. 2) Ashley 3) Ainsley 4) Hadley.
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