Ashling vs Geraldine
Ashling and Geraldinecompared 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 Geraldine #430 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Ashling was ranked #764 and Geraldine #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Ashling was ranked #4688 and Geraldine #5707 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashling and Geraldine over time
Ashling and Geraldine appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Geraldine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ashling 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ashling and Geraldine were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 48 years, from 1964 to 2021, ending at #764 and #883.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls48 shared years, 1964–2021
Ashling held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Geraldine in 21.
Highest recorded here: Ashling #76 in 1990, Geraldine #9 in 1964.
The order changed in 2021: Ashling moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #750 and #750; by 2021 that had become #764 and #883.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ashling #764, Geraldine #883.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2010
Ashling held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Geraldine in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ashling #2189 in 1999, Geraldine #983 in 1997.
The order changed in 2010: Ashling moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #3116 and #3116; by 2010 that had become #4688 and #5707.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Ashling #4688, Geraldine #5707.
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 | Geraldine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| 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 #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashling has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Geraldine.
- 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
Geraldine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #9 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: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls