Ashleigh vs Melissa

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 Melissa #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2002, Ashleigh was ranked #39 and Melissa #69 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Ashleigh was ranked #764 and Melissa #160 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Ashleigh was ranked #440 and Melissa #229 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Ashleigh was ranked #1819 and Melissa #280 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashleigh and Melissa over time

Ashleigh and Melissa appear together in 5 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Melissa held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ashleigh in 2.

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.

Melissa 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, Melissa in 37.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #162 in 1995, Melissa #48 in 1984.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Ashleigh #764, Melissa #160.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Melissa in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Melissa #46 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashleigh #1819, Melissa #280.

• New Zealand · Girls17 shared years, 1986–2002

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Melissa in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #8 in 1992, Melissa #8 in 1986.

  The order changed in 1991: Ashleigh moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #15 and #8; by 1991 that had become #9 and #14.

  Most recent shared year, 2002: Ashleigh #39, Melissa #69.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls16 shared years, 1985–2000

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Melissa in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #13 in 1993, Melissa #5 in 1985.

  The order changed in 1992: Ashleigh moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #14 and #11; by 1992 that had become #14 and #16.

  Most recent shared year, 2000: Ashleigh #38, Melissa #92.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2016

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

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #87 in 1997, Melissa #43 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Ashleigh #440, Melissa #229.

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