Ashley vs Davinia
Ashley and Daviniacompared 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 1981, Ashley was ranked #533 and Davinia #533 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Ashley was ranked #702 and Davinia #4764 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashley and Davinia over time
Ashley and Davinia appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Davinia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ashley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Davinia 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
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2011
Ashley held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Davinia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #211 in 1997, Davinia #1995 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Ashley #702, Davinia #4764.
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 | Davinia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #4764 (2011) |
| 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 has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Davinia.
- 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
Davinia
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2152 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #4764 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.
England and Wales · Girls