Ashley vs Celia
Ashley and Celiacompared 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 2025, Ashley was ranked #443 and Celia #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ashley was ranked #1406 and Celia #751 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashley and Celia over time
Ashley and Celia appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Celia 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.
Celia 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ashley and Celia changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1406 and #751.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ashley #152 in 1996, Celia #562 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ashley held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Celia in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Celia #562 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Celia moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #941 and #1008; by 2024 that had become #1406 and #751.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #1406, Celia #751.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1965–2025
Ashley held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Celia in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #128 in 1995, Celia #284 in 1969.
The order changed in 1966: Ashley moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #385 and #325; by 1966 that had become #276 and #344.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #443, Celia #718.
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 | Celia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #393 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley and Celia both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Celia
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #393 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls