Ashling vs Joanne
Ashling and Joannecompared 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 2003, Ashling was ranked #331 and Joanne #185 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Ashling was ranked #734 and Joanne #396 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Ashling was ranked #5581 and Joanne #1692 among girls in England and Wales.
Ashling and Joanne over time
Ashling and Joanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Joanne held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ashling in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Joanne 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ashling and Joanne changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2017, ending at #734 and #396.
- Longest-running competitions
Ashling and Joanne were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 52 years, from 1964 to 2017, ending at #734 and #396.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ashling #2189 in 1999, Joanne #223 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls52 shared years, 1964–2017
Ashling held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Joanne in 38.
Highest recorded here: Ashling #76 in 1990, Joanne #29 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ashling #734, Joanne #396.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2021
Ashling held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Joanne in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ashling #2189 in 1999, Joanne #223 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ashling #5581, Joanne #1692.
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 | Joanne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A variant of Joan/Johanne, ultimately from the same Hebrew-via-Greek-via-Old-French tradition as John (Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious') — sometimes also read as a blend of Jo and Anne. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English and French, from Hebrew via Greek Ioannes |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /d͡ʒoʊ.ˈæn/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #764 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joanne has a recorded origin (English and French, from Hebrew via Greek Ioannes); Ashling does not have one recorded yet.
- Ashling and Joanne both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Joanne; Ashling doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Joanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #77 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1986
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1969 (recorded 1954–1986).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls