Ashley vs Audrey
Ashley and Audreycompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2011, Ashley was ranked #90 and Audrey #51 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ashley was ranked #1406 and Audrey #355 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ashley was ranked #443 and Audrey #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ashley and Audrey over time
Ashley and Audrey appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Audrey in 0.
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.
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
Ashley and Audrey changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #443 and #885.
- Longest-running competitions
Ashley and Audrey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 54 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #443 and #885.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2025
Ashley held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Audrey in 26.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #128 in 1995, Audrey #47 in 1973.
The order changed in 2022: Ashley moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #661 and #661; by 2022 that had become #389 and #905.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #443, Audrey #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ashley held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Audrey in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Audrey #294 in 2019.
The order changed in 2011: Audrey moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #516 and #655; by 2011 that had become #702 and #468.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #1406, Audrey #355.
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 | Ashley | Audrey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley and Audrey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ashley
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1985–2011
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1987 (recorded 1985–2011).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Audrey
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #85 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls