Ashley vs Dymphna
Ashley and Dymphnacompared 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 1986, Ashley was ranked #158 and Dymphna #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ashley and Dymphna over time
Ashley and Dymphna appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dymphna 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.
Dymphna 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
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1966–1986
Ashley held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Dymphna in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #153 in 1971, Dymphna #236 in 1966.
The order changed in 1979: Ashley moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #428 and #388; by 1979 that had become #391 and #523.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Ashley #158, Dymphna #521.
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 | Dymphna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #521 (1986) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley and Dymphna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Dymphna
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1986
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1966–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986.
Republic of Ireland · Girls