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Ashlee vs Ashleigh

Ashlee 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1995, Ashlee was ranked #83 and Ashleigh #21 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2005, Ashlee was ranked #85 and Ashleigh #72 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Ashlee was ranked #896 and Ashleigh #462 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Ashlee was ranked #5891 and Ashleigh #1819 among girls in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2009, Ashlee was ranked #2837 and Ashleigh #3227 among boys in England and Wales.

Ashlee and Ashleigh over time

Ashlee and Ashleigh appear together in 4 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Ashleigh held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ashlee in 0.

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.

Ashleigh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ashlee 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ashlee #633 in 1996, Ashleigh #402 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19962024

    Ashlee held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ashleigh in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Ashlee #381 in 2006, Ashleigh #58 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashlee #5891, Ashleigh #1819.

  • England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 19962009

    Ashlee held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ashleigh in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Ashlee #633 in 1996, Ashleigh #402 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2005: Ashlee moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #1962 and #1962; by 2005 that had become #1617 and #2754.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Ashlee #2837, Ashleigh #3227.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 19942015

    Ashlee held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ashleigh in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Ashlee #461 in 2005, Ashleigh #170 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Ashlee #896, Ashleigh #462.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls9 shared years, 19861995

    Ashlee held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ashleigh in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Ashlee #53 in 1988, Ashleigh #14 in 1989.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1995: Ashlee #83, Ashleigh #21.

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 Ashleigh

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ashlee, Ashleigh
FieldAshleeAshleigh
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10053/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Ashlee

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1986

    First recorded at #80 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1986–1995

    Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1988 (recorded 1986–1995).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · 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