Alex vs Ashley

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2020, Alex was ranked #21 and Ashley #637 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2013, Alex was ranked #44 and Ashley #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1993, Alex was ranked #57 and Ashley #93 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1995, Alex was ranked #73 and Ashley #81 among boys in New Zealand.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #207 and Ashley #716 among boys in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Alex was ranked #296 and Ashley #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #304 and Ashley #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #2605 and Ashley #1271 among girls in England and Wales.

Alex and Ashley over time

Alex and Ashley appear together in 7 published lists, across 164 years of shared records. Alex held the stronger position in more years in 6 of them, Ashley in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 5 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Ashley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 6 of those lists, and Alex in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1990–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ashley in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #82 in 2006, Ashley #136 in 1994.

  The order changed in 2025: Alex moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #504 and #441; by 2025 that had become #304 and #443.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #304, Ashley #443.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1972–2020

  Alex held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ashley in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #10 in 2011, Ashley #161 in 1975.

  The order changed in 1987: Alex moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #256 and #230; by 1987 that had become #190 and #235.

  Most recent shared year, 2020: Alex #21, Ashley #637.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ashley in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #42 in 2002, Ashley #40 in 1996.

  The order changed in 1997: Alex moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #43 and #40; by 1997 that had become #43 and #46.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #207, Ashley #716.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ashley in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #161 in 1996, Ashley #152 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #2605, Ashley #1271.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2017

  Alex held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ashley in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #56 in 2002, Ashley #127 in 1997.

  The order changed in 1998: Alex moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #154 and #127; by 1998 that had become #155 and #187.

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Alex #296, Ashley #432.

• Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1997–2013

  Alex held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ashley in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #31 in 2009, Ashley #139 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2013: Alex #44, Ashley #398.

• New Zealand · Boys8 shared years, 1987–1995

  Alex held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ashley in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #61 in 1990, Ashley #53 in 1989.

  The order changed in 1990: Alex moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #82 and #53; by 1990 that had become #61 and #76.

  Most recent shared year, 1995: Alex #73, Ashley #81.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here