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Ashleigh vs Audrey

Ashleigh and Audreycompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Ashleigh was ranked #2788 and Audrey #312 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Ashleigh was ranked #764 and Audrey #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Ashleigh and Audrey over time

Ashleigh and Audrey appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 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

    Ashleigh and Audrey changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 2021, ending at #764 and #661.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ashleigh and Audrey were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2788 and #312.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1971–2021

    Ashleigh held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Audrey in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #162 in 1995, Audrey #48 in 1971.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Ashleigh #764, Audrey #661.

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

    Ashleigh held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Audrey in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Audrey #294 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2014: Audrey moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #363 and #437; by 2014 that had become #448 and #386.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashleigh #2788, Audrey #312.

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.

Other comparisons involving Audrey

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ashleigh, Audrey
FieldAshleighAudrey
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, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)53/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

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 recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Audrey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #85 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 recorded2008–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls