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.