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Alice vs Ashley

Alice and Ashleycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2012, Alice was ranked #37 and Ashley #72 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Ashley #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Alice was ranked #42 and Ashley #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Ashley #1406 among girls in England and Wales.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2011, Alice was ranked #49 and Ashley #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

Alice and Ashley over time

Alice and Ashley appear together in 5 published lists, across 151 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ashley in 2.

The order between them changed and held in one 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 4 of those lists, Alice in 1. 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2010, Alice moved ahead of Ashley in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #96 and #82 the year before became #58 and #93.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Alice and Ashley changed places 12 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1986 and 2012, ending at #37 and #72.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Alice and Ashley averaged 46.6 places apart, ending at #49 and #90.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alice and Ashley were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 60 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #41 and #443.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Alice #34 in 1989, Ashley #23 in 1991.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls60 shared years, 1964–2025

    Alice held the stronger position in 59 of those years, Ashley in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Ashley #128 in 1995.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Ashley #443.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Alice held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ashley in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Ashley #152 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Ashley #1406.

  • New Zealand · Girls26 shared years, 1986–2012

    Alice held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ashley in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #34 in 1989, Ashley #23 in 1991.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Alice #37, Ashley #72.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls20 shared years, 1986–2011

    Alice held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ashley in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #49 in 2011, Ashley #17 in 1987.

    The order changed in 2010: Alice moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #96 and #82; by 2010 that had become #58 and #93.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Alice #49, Ashley #90.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2017

    Alice held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Ashley in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #42 in 2017, Ashley #127 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Alice #42, Ashley #432.

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.

Other comparisons involving Alice

Pairs where Alice shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Ashley

Pairs where Ashley shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alice, Ashley
FieldAliceAshley
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ashley.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Alice

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Ashley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1985–2011

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1987 (recorded 1985–2011).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls