Ashling vs Jenifer
Ashling and Jenifercompared 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 1995, Ashling was ranked #79 and Jenifer #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Ashling was ranked #5581 and Jenifer #4634 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashling and Jenifer over time
Ashling and Jenifer appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Jenifer 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1970, Ashling moved ahead of Jenifer in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #315 and #315 the year before became #171 and #363.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ashling #2189 in 1999, Jenifer #1571 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1967–1995
Ashling held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Jenifer in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ashling #79 in 1995, Jenifer #315 in 1967.
The order changed in 1970: Ashling moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #315 and #315; by 1970 that had become #171 and #363.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Ashling #79, Jenifer #516.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2021
Ashling held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jenifer in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ashling #2189 in 1999, Jenifer #1571 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ashling #5581, Jenifer #4634.
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 | Jenifer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #764 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ashling has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jenifer.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Jenifer
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #344 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1995
Highest recorded position: #315 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1966–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls