Ashley vs Evin
Ashley and Evincompared 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 · Boys
In 2016, Ashley was ranked #713 and Evin #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ashley was ranked #880 and Evin #2263 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ashley was ranked #1406 and Evin #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashley and Evin over time
Ashley and Evin appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Evin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ashley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Evin in 1. 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 Evin changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1977 and 2016, ending at #713 and #713.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 25 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Ashley and Evin averaged 45.8 places apart, ending at #713 and #713.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ashley #175 in 1991, Evin #215 in 1989.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1977–2016
Ashley held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Evin in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #175 in 1991, Evin #215 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ashley #713, Evin #713.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2001–2024
Ashley held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Evin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #298 in 2001, Evin #2095 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #1406, Evin #4192.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2006–2024
Ashley held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Evin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #121 in 2006, Evin #2126 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #880, Evin #2263.
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 | Evin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley and Evin 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
Evin
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #320 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1973–2016
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1973–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls