Ashleigh vs Roxanne
Ashleigh and Roxannecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Ashleigh was ranked #734 and Roxanne #396 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Ashleigh was ranked #451 and Roxanne #451 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ashleigh was ranked #1819 and Roxanne #1541 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashleigh and Roxanne over time
Ashleigh and Roxanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Ashleigh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roxanne in 0.
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 Roxanne changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1819 and #1541.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ashleigh held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Roxanne in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #58 in 1996, Roxanne #229 in 2009.
The order changed in 2020: Roxanne moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #796 and #980; by 2020 that had become #1100 and #749.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashleigh #1819, Roxanne #1541.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1986–2017
Ashleigh held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Roxanne in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ashleigh #184 in 1993, Roxanne #388 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ashleigh #734, Roxanne #396.
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 | Roxanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 53/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashleigh has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Roxanne.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Roxanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #467 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls