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Ashley vs Camilla

Ashley and Camillacompared 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 2024, Ashley was ranked #441 and Camilla #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Ashley was ranked #1406 and Camilla #625 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashley and Camilla over time

Ashley and Camilla appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Camilla 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 Camilla changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2024, ending at #441 and #556.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ashley and Camilla were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 37 years, from 1966 to 2024, ending at #441 and #556.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1966–2024

    Ashley held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Camilla in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #143 in 1993, Camilla #236 in 1966.

    The order changed in 2019: Ashley moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #734 and #734; by 2019 that had become #395 and #871.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #441, Camilla #556.

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

    Ashley held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Camilla in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Camilla #408 in 2018.

    The order changed in 2014: Camilla moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #519 and #616; by 2014 that had become #699 and #468.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #1406, Camilla #625.

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.

Other comparisons involving Ashley

Pairs where Ashley shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Camilla

Pairs where Camilla shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ashley, Camilla
FieldAshleyCamilla
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)Norway · Girls #279 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ashley has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Camilla.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Ashley

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1985–2011

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1987 (recorded 1985–2011).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Camilla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1949–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1949–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls