Ashley vs Rachel

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 2006, Ashley was ranked #57 and Rachel #98 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2007, Ashley was ranked #77 and Rachel #71 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Ashley was ranked #432 and Rachel #91 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Ashley was ranked #443 and Rachel #186 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Ashley was ranked #1271 and Rachel #394 among girls in England and Wales.

Ashley and Rachel over time

Ashley and Rachel appear together in 5 published lists, across 150 years of shared records. Rachel held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Ashley 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.

Ashley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Rachel 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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls60 shared years, 1964–2025

  Ashley held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rachel in 60.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #128 in 1995, Rachel #6 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #443, Rachel #186.

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

  Ashley held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rachel in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Rachel #27 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ashley #1271, Rachel #394.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls23 shared years, 1985–2007

  Ashley held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rachel in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #17 in 1987, Rachel #10 in 1991.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2007: Ashley #77, Rachel #71.

• New Zealand · Girls21 shared years, 1986–2006

  Ashley held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rachel in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #23 in 1991, Rachel #8 in 1988.

  The order changed in 2004: Ashley moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #59 and #53; by 2004 that had become #44 and #63.

  Most recent shared year, 2006: Ashley #57, Rachel #98.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2017

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

  Highest recorded here: Ashley #127 in 1997, Rachel #9 in 1998.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Ashley #432, Rachel #91.

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