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Oh gosh, Ashley. This is one of "the names" of my generation. If I were to make a list of "the names," it would probably be this:

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Amanda
Angela (and I only knew one my age who went by Angie)
Ashley (any spelling)
Brianna (any spelling)
Brittany (any spelling)
Cassandra "Cassie"
Courtney
Hannah
Jasmine
Jessica "Jessie" / "Jess"
Kayla
Lauren
Megan
Nicole "Nikki"
Rachel
Samantha
Sarah (with the occasional Sara)
Stephanie
Taylor
Tiffany (with the occasional Tiffani)
&
Alexander "Alex" (Xander did not catch on yet)
Andrew "Andy" ("Drew" did not catch on yet)
Benjamin "Ben"
Brandon (especially in the Midwest)
Brian
Christopher "Chris"
Daniel "Danny"
David "Dave"
Matthew "Matt"
Michael "Mike"
Ryan
Timothy "Tim"
Tyler
William "Will"

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Aside from the fact that I've grown up around way too many people with this name (who would probably all be between 25 and 35 years old), I've just never liked the name - or any "Ash" name at all. Makes me think of ash trays and barren wastelands.

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