Ashleigh vs Carmel
Ashleigh and Carmelcompared 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 1997, Ashleigh was ranked #87 and Carmel #358 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Ashleigh was ranked #462 and Carmel #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ashleigh was ranked #1819 and Carmel #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashleigh and Carmel over time
Ashleigh and Carmel appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 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 Carmel changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 2015, ending at #462 and #896.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Carmel #955 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Ashleigh held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Carmel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Carmel #955 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashleigh #1819, Carmel #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1971–2015
Ashleigh held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Carmel in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #162 in 1995, Carmel #37 in 1971.
The order changed in 2015: Ashleigh moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #768 and #612; by 2015 that had become #462 and #896.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Ashleigh #462, Carmel #896.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Ashleigh | Carmel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 53/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashleigh and Carmel 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
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
Highest recorded1986–2005
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New Zealand, in 1992 (recorded 1986–2005).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Carmel
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls