Ashley vs Todd
Ashley and Toddcompared 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 · Boys
In 1991, Ashley was ranked #79 and Todd #75 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1994, Ashley was ranked #83 and Todd #96 among boys in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1998, Ashley was ranked #222 and Todd #369 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2005, Ashley was ranked #307 and Todd #307 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ashley was ranked #880 and Todd #1675 among boys in England and Wales.
Ashley and Todd over time
Ashley and Todd appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ashley and Todd changed places 6 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1971 and 1991, ending at #79 and #75.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Ashley and Todd averaged 13.1 places apart, ending at #79 and #75.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ashley #40 in 1996, Todd #202 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ashley held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Todd in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #40 in 1996, Todd #202 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ashley #880, Todd #1675.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys21 shared years, 1971–1991
Ashley held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Todd in 18.
Highest recorded here: Ashley #56 in 1985, Todd #55 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Ashley #79, Todd #75.
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 | Todd |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1675 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashley has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Todd.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
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
Todd
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1992
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1964–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys