Ashleigh vs Ebony

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 2005, Ashleigh was ranked #87 and Ebony #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2012, Ashleigh was ranked #451 and Ebony #297 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2014, Ashleigh was ranked #876 and Ebony #752 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Ashleigh was ranked #2788 and Ebony #872 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashleigh and Ebony over time

Ashleigh and Ebony appear together in 4 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Ashleigh held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ebony in 1.

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.

Ashleigh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Ebony 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 6 of those years, Ebony in 24.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Ebony #106 in 2005.

  The order changed in 2002: Ebony moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #121 and #143; by 2002 that had become #132 and #125.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashleigh #2788, Ebony #872.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1993–2014

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ebony in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #170 in 1996, Ebony #352 in 2002.

  The order changed in 2011: Ebony moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #758 and #910; by 2011 that had become #937 and #612.

  Most recent shared year, 2014: Ashleigh #876, Ebony #752.

• Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2012

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ebony in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #87 in 1997, Ebony #193 in 2005.

  The order changed in 2008: Ebony moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #184 and #265; by 2008 that had become #254 and #212.

  Most recent shared year, 2012: Ashleigh #451, Ebony #297.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1993–2005

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

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #13 in 1993, Ebony #56 in 2002.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2005: Ashleigh #87, Ebony #86.

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