Ashley vs Catherina
Ashley and Catherinacompared 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 1996, Ashley was ranked #137 and Catherina #534 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Ashley was ranked #708 and Catherina #5730 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashley and Catherina over time
Ashley and Catherina appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Catherina 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1985, Ashley moved ahead of Catherina in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #298 and #223 the year before became #159 and #348.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ashley and Catherina changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1996, ending at #137 and #534.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ashley rose about as far as Catherina fell — from #372 and #274 in 1964 to #137 and #534 in 1996.
- Longest-running competitions
Ashley and Catherina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1964 to 1996, ending at #137 and #534.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1964–1996
Ashley held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Catherina in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #128 in 1995, Catherina #198 in 1974.
The order changed in 1985: Ashley moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #298 and #223; by 1985 that had become #159 and #348.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Ashley #137, Catherina #534.
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 | Catherina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5730 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Catherina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Catherina
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #198 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1964–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #5730 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls