Ashleigh vs Catherine

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 2000, Ashleigh was ranked #38 and Catherine #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2001, Ashleigh was ranked #40 and Catherine #99 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Ashleigh was ranked #440 and Catherine #151 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Ashleigh was ranked #764 and Catherine #190 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Ashleigh was ranked #2788 and Catherine #590 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashleigh and Catherine over time

Ashleigh and Catherine appear together in 5 published lists, across 105 years of shared records. Catherine held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ashleigh in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Catherine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1971–2021

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Catherine in 37.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #162 in 1995, Catherine #2 in 1971.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Ashleigh #764, Catherine #190.

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

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Catherine in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Catherine #68 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2011: Catherine moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #261 and #290; by 2011 that had become #342 and #233.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashleigh #2788, Catherine #590.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2016

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Catherine in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #87 in 1997, Catherine #22 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Ashleigh #440, Catherine #151.

• New Zealand · Girls13 shared years, 1986–2001

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Catherine in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #8 in 1992, Catherine #46 in 1987.

  The order changed in 1987: Ashleigh moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #62 and #48; by 1987 that had become #31 and #46.

  Most recent shared year, 2001: Ashleigh #40, Catherine #99.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls9 shared years, 1985–2000

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Catherine in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #13 in 1993, Catherine #43 in 1985.

  The order changed in 1986: Ashleigh moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #58 and #43; by 1986 that had become #31 and #47.

  Most recent shared year, 2000: Ashleigh #38, Catherine #90.

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

How each name got here