Ashley vs Marjorie
Ashley and Marjoriecompared 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 1984, Ashley was ranked #298 and Marjorie #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ashley was ranked #1406 and Marjorie #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashley and Marjorie over time
Ashley and Marjorie appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marjorie 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 · Girls15 shared years, 1964–1984
Ashley held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Marjorie in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #213 in 1972, Marjorie #276 in 1966.
The order changed in 1979: Ashley moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #428 and #348; by 1979 that had become #391 and #523.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Ashley #298, Marjorie #516.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2024
Ashley held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Marjorie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Marjorie #2869 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #1406, Marjorie #4192.
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 | Marjorie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| 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 · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Marjorie.
- 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
Marjorie
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1964–1984
Highest recorded position: #276 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–1984).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls