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

Origin: "aesc leah."

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

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.