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Ashleigh vs Bernadette

Ashleigh and Bernadettecompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2008, Ashleigh was ranked #254 and Bernadette #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

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

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Ashleigh was ranked #2788 and Bernadette #1719 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashleigh and Bernadette over time

Ashleigh and Bernadette appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Bernadette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ashleigh 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.

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 Bernadette changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 2015, ending at #462 and #896.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ashleigh and Bernadette were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2788 and #1719.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Bernadette #620 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1971–2015

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

    Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #162 in 1995, Bernadette #24 in 1971.

    The order changed in 2015: Ashleigh moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #876 and #752; by 2015 that had become #462 and #896.

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

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

    Ashleigh held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Bernadette in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Bernadette #620 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2024: Bernadette moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1469 and #1774; by 2024 that had become #1819 and #1603.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashleigh #2788, Bernadette #1719.

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 Bernadette

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ashleigh, Bernadette
FieldAshleighBernadette
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
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)53/10064/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ashleigh has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Bernadette.
  • 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

Bernadette

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #79 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls