Ashleigh vs Brooke

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, Ashleigh was ranked #72 and Brooke #16 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2005, Ashleigh was ranked #87 and Brooke #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Ashleigh was ranked #440 and Brooke #82 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Ashleigh was ranked #764 and Brooke #158 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Ashleigh was ranked #2788 and Brooke #353 among girls in England and Wales.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2009, Ashleigh was ranked #3227 and Brooke #2318 among boys in England and Wales.

Ashleigh and Brooke over time

Ashleigh and Brooke appear together in 6 published lists, across 118 years of shared records. Brooke held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Ashleigh in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 5 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 6 of those lists, and Brooke 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.

List by list

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

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Brooke in 26.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Brooke #39 in 2009.

  The order changed in 2000: Brooke moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #95 and #112; by 2000 that had become #112 and #102.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashleigh #2788, Brooke #353.

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

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Brooke in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #13 in 1993, Brooke #14 in 1998.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2005: Ashleigh #87, Brooke #68.

• New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1986–2005

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Brooke in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #8 in 1992, Brooke #13 in 2001.

  The order changed in 1999: Brooke moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #17 and #20; by 1999 that had become #35 and #14.

  Most recent shared year, 2005: Ashleigh #72, Brooke #16.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2021

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Brooke in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #193 in 1997, Brooke #72 in 2010.

  The order changed in 2002: Brooke moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #303 and #324; by 2002 that had become #443 and #289.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Ashleigh #764, Brooke #158.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2016

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Brooke in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #87 in 1997, Brooke #36 in 2008.

  The order changed in 1999: Brooke moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #105 and #121; by 1999 that had become #141 and #86.

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Ashleigh #440, Brooke #82.

• England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 1996–2009

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Brooke in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #402 in 1996, Brooke #1132 in 2003.

  The order changed in 2001: Brooke moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #881 and #1425; by 2001 that had become #1595 and #1286.

  Most recent shared year, 2009: Ashleigh #3227, Brooke #2318.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here