My classmate's older brother was named Ashley, and the story was that when he showed up at the state university he was assigned to a female dorm / floor.

And I'm a guy named Ashley who hates being called Ash. Takes all kinds.

I met this Australian actor in person once: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Zukerman

Their parents were probably fans of American writer Margaret Mitchell's most famous novel.

Ash is a robot.