Ashley vs Hayley

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2011, Ashley was ranked #90 and Hayley #48 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2012, Ashley was ranked #72 and Hayley #59 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Ashley was ranked #443 and Hayley #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Ashley was ranked #432 and Hayley #190 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Ashley was ranked #1271 and Hayley #478 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashley and Hayley over time

Ashley and Hayley appear together in 5 published lists, across 148 years of shared records. Hayley held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Ashley 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 2 of those lists, Hayley 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1968–2025

  Ashley held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Hayley in 38.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #128 in 1995, Hayley #48 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2003: Hayley moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #208 and #218; by 2003 that had become #294 and #143.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #443, Hayley #148.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Ashley held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hayley in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Hayley #57 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #1271, Hayley #478.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls26 shared years, 1985–2011

  Ashley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Hayley in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #17 in 1987, Hayley #18 in 2003.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2011: Ashley #90, Hayley #48.

• New Zealand · Girls26 shared years, 1986–2012

  Ashley held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Hayley in 22.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #23 in 1991, Hayley #14 in 1990.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2012: Ashley #72, Hayley #59.

• Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1997–2017

  Ashley held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Hayley in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #127 in 1997, Hayley #57 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Ashley #432, Hayley #190.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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