Ashley vs Caomhan
Ashley and Caomhancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Ashley was ranked #315 and Caomhan #222 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Ashley was ranked #605 and Caomhan #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ashley and Caomhan over time
Ashley and Caomhan appear together in 2 published lists, across 17 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Caomhan 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.
Caomhan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ashley 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
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 1997–2007
Ashley held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Caomhan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #139 in 1997, Caomhan #192 in 1997.
The order changed in 2004: Caomhan moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #229 and #263; by 2004 that had become #264 and #264.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Ashley #315, Caomhan #222.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1988–2013
Ashley held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Caomhan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #175 in 1991, Caomhan #307 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Ashley #605, Caomhan #711.
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 | Caomhan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #414 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley and Caomhan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Caomhan
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2022
Highest recorded position: #192 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2022).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Boys