"Realizing that every Ashley you know was born during a time of Lisa Frank and TGIF programming on ABC and not a single one is under the age of 25? Truly wild. It feels like the name Ashley for girls has completely vanished from baby name books, but when you check the stats, it's still pretty popular (in the 120s of the top 1000 baby names)."
"The thing about a baby name going "extinct" is that it's all based on how the popularity of that name has tanked. I don't mean dropping from #5 to #10 or even #5 to #55, but, like, a massive drop that makes you realize the name is losing its hold on pretty much everyone. Using their own baby name data, Baby Center compiled a list of baby names in the top 1000 that dropped so much in 2025, they could theoretically go extinct in 2026."
Baby name popularity shows distinct generational patterns, with familiar names like Ashley remaining moderately popular despite appearing less common. A substantial group of girl names plunged sharply in 2025, prompting BabyCenter to flag several as potentially extinct by 2026 if declines continue. The largest drops include Charleigh, Mckinley, Prisha, Ezra, and Sasha, among others. Trends show unique spellings and formerly masculine or gender-neutral names losing favor, while currently top girl names such as Ava, Olivia, Charlotte, and Evelyn dominate. Many fallen names had only recently entered the popularity charts before their rapid declines.
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