Meaning & Origin
A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Ashley.
Ashlee is a girl's and boy's baby name, a variant spelling of Ashley, from an Old English place name meaning 'ash tree meadow' — from æsc (ash tree) and lēah (meadow). Ashley became one of America's most popular girls' names in the 1980s-90s.
The Ashlee spelling is associated with pop singer Ashlee Simpson, Jessica Simpson's younger sister, giving it a distinct pop-culture association from the early 2000s. It carries the same cheerful, natural quality as the original with a slightly more individual written form.