Ashley vs Eimhin
Ashley and Eimhincompared 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 2009, Ashley was ranked #272 and Eimhin #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2011, Ashley was ranked #730 and Eimhin #540 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ashley and Eimhin over time
Ashley and Eimhin appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eimhin 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.
Ashley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eimhin 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 Eimhin changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1984 and 2011, ending at #730 and #540.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ashley #175 in 1991, Eimhin #235 in 1993.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1984–2011
Ashley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Eimhin in 5.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #175 in 1991, Eimhin #235 in 1993.
The order changed in 2005: Eimhin moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #337 and #375; by 2005 that had become #518 and #302.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Ashley #730, Eimhin #540.
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 | Eimhin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #779 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley and Eimhin 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
Eimhin
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #318 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1984–2022
Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1984–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Boys