Ashley + Joshua: 64% chance it lasts

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In our study of 900,000+ US marriages, 86 in 100 couples who scored 85 or higher never divorced. How we know

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What the name Ashley carries

Ashley is Old English for "ash tree meadow", first a surname and a boys’ name. It was a top-five girls’ name through the late 1980s and number one in 1991 and 1992.

What the name Joshua carries

Joshua is Hebrew for "God is salvation". It was a top-five boys’ name through the 1980s and 1990s.

Ashley and Joshua together

Ashley has 2 syllables and Joshua has 3, so "Ashley and Joshua" has an uneven, rolling rhythm. The two names share the letters A, S, H. Out of 144 pairs of popular American first names, Ashley and Joshua rank #61.

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How the test works

Scores come from the same free check as the home page. Built on a study of 900,000+ US marriages from public marriage and divorce records, followed 25 to 49 years.