Ashling vs Chelsey
Ashling and Chelseycompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Ashling was ranked #430 and Chelsey #366 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Ashling was ranked #876 and Chelsey #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Ashling was ranked #5730 and Chelsey #1549 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashling and Chelsey over time
Ashling and Chelsey appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 — Ashling #2189 in 1999, Chelsey #236 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1990–2014
Ashling held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Chelsey in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashling #76 in 1990, Chelsey #284 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Ashling #876, Chelsey #876.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2015
Ashling held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Chelsey in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ashling #2189 in 1999, Chelsey #236 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Ashling #5730, Chelsey #1549.
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 | Ashling | Chelsey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #764 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #3899 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashling and Chelsey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ashling
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls
Chelsey
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #221 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #3899 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls