Ashley vs Justas
Ashley and Justascompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2017, Ashley was ranked #414 and Justas #3996 among boys in England and Wales.
Ashley and Justas over time
Ashley and Justas appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Justas 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 Justas 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 · Boys11 shared years, 2007–2017
Ashley held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Justas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #132 in 2007, Justas #1911 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ashley #414, Justas #3996.
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.
Where to go next
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.
Other comparisons involving Ashley
Pairs where Ashley shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Mohammed vs Ashley
In 1996 they stood at #36 and #40 in England and Wales · Boys, 4 places apart; by 2025 they were #20 and #716.
Mohammed · Ashley · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Charlie vs Ashley
In 1996 they stood at #38 and #40 in England and Wales · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #22 and #716.
Charlie · Ashley · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Edward vs Ashley
In 1996 they stood at #45 and #40 in England and Wales · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #31 and #716.
Edward · Ashley · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Jacob vs Ashley
In 1996 they stood at #35 and #40 in England and Wales · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #41 and #716.
Jacob · Ashley · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Ashley | Justas |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3996 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley and Justas 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 #1271 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Justas
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #2741 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2015
Highest recorded position: #615 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2009–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #3996 among boys in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Boys