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Ashley vs Natasha

Ashley and Natashacompared 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 Zealand · Girls

    In 2005, Ashley was ranked #49 and Natasha #82 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2008, Ashley was ranked #82 and Natasha #79 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Ashley was ranked #432 and Natasha #355 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

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

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Ashley was ranked #1271 and Natasha #1362 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashley and Natasha over time

Ashley and Natasha appear together in 5 published lists, across 147 years of shared records. Natasha held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Ashley in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 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, Natasha 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.

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 2002, Ashley moved ahead of Natasha in New Zealand · Girls — #60 and #45 the year before became #65 and #84.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Ashley and Natasha changed places 6 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1985 and 2008, ending at #82 and #79.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 24 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Ashley and Natasha averaged 11.1 places apart, ending at #82 and #79.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Ashley and Natasha were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1271 and #1362.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ashley #152 in 1996, Natasha #33 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1965–2024

    Ashley held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Natasha in 42.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #128 in 1995, Natasha #69 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2022: Ashley moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #661 and #517; by 2022 that had become #389 and #747.

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

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

    Ashley held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Natasha in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Natasha #33 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2025: Ashley moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #1406 and #1262; by 2025 that had become #1271 and #1362.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #1271, Natasha #1362.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls24 shared years, 1985–2008

    Ashley held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Natasha in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #17 in 1987, Natasha #23 in 1992.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Ashley #82, Natasha #79.

  • New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1986–2005

    Ashley held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Natasha in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #23 in 1991, Natasha #16 in 1988.

    The order changed in 2002: Ashley moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #60 and #45; by 2002 that had become #65 and #84.

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Ashley #49, Natasha #82.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2017

    Ashley held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Natasha in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Ashley #127 in 1997, Natasha #34 in 1998.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Ashley #432, Natasha #355.

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.

Other comparisons involving Natasha

Pairs where Natasha shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ashley, Natasha
FieldAshleyNatasha
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, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1362 (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 Natasha.
  • 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

Natasha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–2005

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New Zealand, in 1976 (recorded 1971–2005).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls