According to Bulbapedia It says That the Voice actor stataed that ash's Name was suposed to be TRACEY But i aint sure sounds fishy?.....
When Veronica Taylor was interviewed in the documentary "Adventures in Voice Acting", she stated that during her audition for the role of Ash, he was known as Casey at the time. This name would later be given to a recurring character from Johto.
-Bulbapedia
So yeah you are almost right.