Ashley vs Susannah
Ashley and Susannahcompared 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 2014, Ashley was ranked #353 and Susannah #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Ashley was ranked #440 and Susannah #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ashley was ranked #1406 and Susannah #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashley and Susannah over time
Ashley and Susannah appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Ashley held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Susannah 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.
Susannah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ashley 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ashley #152 in 1996, Susannah #325 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ashley held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Susannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #152 in 1996, Susannah #325 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #1406, Susannah #2574.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1965–2014
Ashley held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Susannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #128 in 1995, Susannah #380 in 1966.
The order changed in 1966: Ashley moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #385 and #385; by 1966 that had become #276 and #380.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Ashley #353, Susannah #876.
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 | Susannah |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Susannah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Susannah
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls