Ashleigh vs Phoebe

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.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Ashleigh was ranked #1819 and Phoebe #17 among girls in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Ashleigh was ranked #440 and Phoebe #49 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2005, Ashleigh was ranked #87 and Phoebe #50 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2005, Ashleigh was ranked #72 and Phoebe #65 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Ashleigh was ranked #764 and Phoebe #123 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Ashleigh and Phoebe over time

Ashleigh and Phoebe appear together in 5 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Phoebe held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ashleigh in 2.

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 5 of those lists, and Phoebe 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 · Girls31 shared years, 1985–2021

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Phoebe in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #162 in 1995, Phoebe #119 in 2015.

  The order changed in 2007: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #286 and #325; by 2007 that had become #373 and #286.

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Ashleigh #764, Phoebe #123.

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

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Phoebe in 28.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Phoebe #17 in 2024.

  The order changed in 1997: Phoebe moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #58 and #65; by 1997 that had become #68 and #54.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashleigh #1819, Phoebe #17.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2016

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Phoebe in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #87 in 1997, Phoebe #49 in 2016.

  The order changed in 2006: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #138 and #169; by 2006 that had become #184 and #121.

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Ashleigh #440, Phoebe #49.

• New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2005

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Phoebe in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #14 in 1996, Phoebe #45 in 2004.

  The order changed in 2003: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #39 and #53; by 2003 that had become #51 and #47.

  Most recent shared year, 2005: Ashleigh #72, Phoebe #65.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1998–2005

  Ashleigh held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Phoebe in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #31 in 1998, Phoebe #39 in 2004.

  The order changed in 2004: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #47 and #59; by 2004 that had become #67 and #39.

  Most recent shared year, 2005: Ashleigh #87, Phoebe #50.

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