Ashley vs Kaitlyn

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 2006, Ashley was ranked #66 and Kaitlyn #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2007, Ashley was ranked #84 and Kaitlyn #94 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Ashley was ranked #432 and Kaitlyn #239 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Ashley was ranked #441 and Kaitlyn #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Ashley was ranked #1406 and Kaitlyn #1672 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashley and Kaitlyn over time

Ashley and Kaitlyn appear together in 4 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Kaitlyn held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ashley in 1.

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 3 of those lists, Kaitlyn 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

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Ashley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Kaitlyn in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Kaitlyn #139 in 2006.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #1406, Kaitlyn #1672.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024

  Ashley held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kaitlyn in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #193 in 2007, Kaitlyn #146 in 2002.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #441, Kaitlyn #736.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2017

  Ashley held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kaitlyn in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #127 in 1997, Kaitlyn #95 in 2001.

  The order changed in 1999: Kaitlyn moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #187 and #197; by 1999 that had become #291 and #181.

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Ashley #432, Kaitlyn #239.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls10 shared years, 1994–2006

  Ashley held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kaitlyn in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #29 in 1994, Kaitlyn #71 in 1998.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2006: Ashley #66, Kaitlyn #86.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here