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Ashley vs Mikayla

Ashley and Mikaylacompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2011, Ashley was ranked #90 and Mikayla #66 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2012, Ashley was ranked #72 and Mikayla #78 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Ashley was ranked #441 and Mikayla #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Ashley was ranked #1271 and Mikayla #973 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashley and Mikayla over time

Ashley and Mikayla appear together in 4 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mikayla in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 4 of those lists, and Mikayla 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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2006, Mikayla moved ahead of Ashley in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #45 and #57 the year before became #66 and #56.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Ashley and Mikayla changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1271 and #973.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ashley and Mikayla were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1271 and #973.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ashley #24 in 1995, Mikayla #42 in 1997.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Ashley held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Mikayla in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Mikayla #681 in 2011.

    The order changed in 2023: Mikayla moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #729 and #1142; by 2023 that had become #941 and #851.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #1271, Mikayla #973.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Ashley held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Mikayla in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #137 in 1996, Mikayla #232 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #441, Mikayla #898.

  • New Zealand · Girls18 shared years, 19942012

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

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #24 in 1995, Mikayla #42 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Ashley #72, Mikayla #78.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls14 shared years, 19972011

    Ashley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mikayla in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #42 in 1997, Mikayla #43 in 2008.

    The order changed in 2006: Mikayla moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #45 and #57; by 2006 that had become #66 and #56.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Ashley #90, Mikayla #66.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ashley, Mikayla
FieldAshleyMikayla
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #973 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ashley has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mikayla.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Ashley

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1985–2011

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1987 (recorded 1985–2011).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1271 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mikayla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1994

    First recorded at #51 among girls in New Zealand in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1994–2013

    Highest recorded position: #42 among girls in New Zealand, in 1997 (recorded 1994–2013).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #973 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls