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Amy vs Ashleigh

Amy and Ashleighcompared 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 2005, Amy was ranked #28 and Ashleigh #72 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2005, Amy was ranked #35 and Ashleigh #87 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2016, Amy was ranked #61 and Ashleigh #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Amy was ranked #84 and Ashleigh #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Amy was ranked #363 and Ashleigh #1819 among girls in England and Wales.

Amy and Ashleigh over time

Amy and Ashleigh appear together in 5 published lists, across 123 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Ashleigh in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.

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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Amy and Ashleigh changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1986 and 2005, ending at #28 and #72.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Amy and Ashleigh averaged 19.0 places apart, ending at #35 and #87.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 37 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Amy rose about as far as Ashleigh fell — from #277 and #417 in 1971 to #84 and #764 in 2021.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Amy and Ashleigh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 37 years, from 1971 to 2021, ending at #84 and #764.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Amy #9 in 1996, Ashleigh #58 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1971–2021

    Amy held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Ashleigh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 2004, Ashleigh #162 in 1995.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Amy #84, Ashleigh #764.

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

    Amy held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Ashleigh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #9 in 1996, Ashleigh #58 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Amy #363, Ashleigh #1819.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls21 shared years, 1985–2005

    Amy held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Ashleigh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #7 in 1987, Ashleigh #13 in 1993.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Amy #35, Ashleigh #87.

  • New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1986–2005

    Amy held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ashleigh in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #7 in 1986, Ashleigh #8 in 1992.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Amy #28, Ashleigh #72.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2016

    Amy held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Ashleigh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Amy #4 in 1998, Ashleigh #87 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Amy #61, Ashleigh #440.

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 Amy

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

Other comparisons involving Ashleigh

Pairs where Ashleigh 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 — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amy, Ashleigh
FieldAmyAshleigh
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
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 #138 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10053/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Amy and Ashleigh both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Amy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1975–2012

    Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1975–2012).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Ashleigh

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1986–2005

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New Zealand, in 1992 (recorded 1986–2005).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls