Girl's name
Audrey
Say it AW-dree
Old English origin noble + strength
2 syllables
Where Audrey is loved, common and rare
Common across British Columbia, Ontario and four more places. Rare in Quebec, Britain, Cologne and five more places.
1 in 1,822 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
British Columbia 34thOntario 40thQuebec 266th
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Every place
In 15 of the 40 official lists, among them British Columbia (34th), Ontario (40th) and Quebec (266th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria state | 27th 2025 | 182 | rank only |
| New South Wales state | 34th 2025 | 163 | rank only |
| British Columbia province | 34th 2023 | 55 | about 1 in 217 |
| Queensland state | 36th 2025 | 118 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 40th 2024 | 199 | about 1 in 274 |
| South Australia state | 45th 2025 | 33 | rank only |
| Quebec province | 266th 2025 | 21 | about 1 in 1,238 |
| England and Wales | 312th 2025 | 139 | 1 in 1,822 |
| Scotland | 539th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 3,578 |
| Cologne city | 630th 2023 | 1 | about 1 in 6,143 |
| Italy | 829th 2024 | 12 | 1 in 14,931 |
| Ireland | 885th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 7,042 |
| France | 1275th 2025 | 25 | 1 in 11,472 |
| Switzerland | 1792nd 2025 | 2 | 1 in 16,997 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Berlin, Munich, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria). How we count, and every source
About the name
Audrey comes from Middle English Aldreda and Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ, built from æþele, 'noble', and þrȳþ, 'strength'.
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Two syllables, AW-dree, give it a soft, elegant sound. Audrie and Audree are variant spellings, Audriana is a longer relative, and Etheldreda is the older form.
Audrey ranks well in Victoria, British Columbia and New South Wales, while it is rare in Italy, France and Switzerland. It is very much a name of the 1980s in France: the French records place its peak in 1984. Today its trend is evenly balanced, and it remains a well-liked classic in the English-speaking world.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- AW-dree, 2 syllables
- Meaning
noble + strength
- Origin
- Old English
- Other spellings
- Audriana
- Audrie
- Audree
- Etheldreda
- Æðelþryð
Etymology
From Middle English Aldreda, Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)).
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 2 of 10 regions, falling in 2.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 315 | 298 | 298 | 294 | 319 | 336 | 382 | 350 | 355 | 312 |
| Scotland | 453 | 570 | 502 | 650 | 636 | 558 | 418 | 749 | 541 | 539 |
| Ireland | 476 | 471 | 568 | 716 | 495 | 661 | 905 | 856 | 898 | 885 |
| Ontario | 20 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 40 | |
| British Columbia | 25 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 34 | ||
| New South Wales | 34 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 34 |
| Victoria | 28 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 26 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 27 |
| Queensland | 44 | 41 | 47 | 42 | 34 | 30 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 36 |
| South Australia | 33 | 41 | 22 | 36 | 69 | 38 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 45 |
| Quebec | 157 | 221 | 165 | 188 | 262 | 271 | 499 | 457 | 376 | 266 |
| France | 694 | 856 | 945 | 925 | 1099 | 1006 | 898 | 1303 | 1523 | 1275 |
| The Netherlands | 1016 | 821 | ||||||||
| Austria | 1331 | 1899 | 1874 | 660 | 1838 | 1868 | 1875 | |||
| Switzerland | 327 | 316 | 503 | 548 | 561 | 445 | 560 | 581 | 893 | 1792 |
| Berlin | 665 | 637 | 657 | 999 | ||||||
| Bonn | 512 | 168 | ||||||||
| Rostock | 199 | 174 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 874 | 887 | ||||||||
| Catalonia | 541 | 615 | 534 | 543 | 628 | 610 | 601 | |||
| Italy | 816 | 889 | 950 | 829 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 312 | 139 | 54.9 |
| 2024 | 355 | 124 | 48.1 |
| 2023 | 350 | 123 | 47.9 |
| 2022 | 382 | 111 | 42.1 |
| 2021 | 336 | 141 | 51.5 |
| 2020 | 319 | 143 | 53.3 |
| 2019 | 294 | 165 | 58.9 |
| 2018 | 298 | 158 | 54.8 |
| 2017 | 298 | 164 | 54.8 |
| 2016 | 315 | 157 | 51.1 |
| 2015 | 298 | 160 | 52.0 |
| 2014 | 386 | 115 | 37.5 |
| 2013 | 437 | 96 | 31.1 |
| 2012 | 499 | 88 | 27.3 |
| 2011 | 468 | 91 | 28.3 |
| 2010 | 655 | 57 | 17.8 |
| 2009 | 576 | 66 | 21.1 |
| 2008 | 691 | 52 | 16.5 |
| 2007 | 899 | 34 | 11.1 |
| 2006 | 665 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 2005 | 802 | 35 | 12.1 |
| 2004 | 736 | 38 | 13.3 |
| 2003 | 1325 | 16 | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 1372 | 14 | 5.2 |
| 2001 | 1170 | 17 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 1313 | 14 | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 1317 | 14 | 5.0 |
| 1998 | 1319 | 14 | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 1666 | 10 | 3.4 |
| 1996 | 2683 | 5 | 1.7 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Audrey in France since 1925 were born in or after 1985. First recorded in 1951. Her peak year there: 1984, at 2,218.3 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Audrey per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 1984 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Audrey
1 in 660 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Audrey. Same first letter as Audrey.
1 in 752 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Audrey. Same first letter as Audrey.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Audrey.
1 in 810 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Audrey. Same first letter as Audrey.
1 in 898 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Audrey.
1 in 1,193 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Audrey.
1 in 142 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Audrey.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Audrey.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Audrey.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Audrey.
Middle names for Audrey
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Audrey Grace
2-1 beats · initials AG
Changes the beat after Audrey: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Audrey Olivia
2-4 beats · initials AO · Audrey slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Audrey: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Audrey slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Audrey Sophia
2-3 beats · initials AS
Changes the beat after Audrey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Audrey Maria
2-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Audrey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Audrey Rose
2-1 beats · initials AR
Changes the beat after Audrey: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Audrey Emily
2-3 beats · initials AE · Audrey slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Audrey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Audrey slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Audrey Julia
2-3 beats · initials AJ
Changes the beat after Audrey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Audrey Miriam
2-3 beats · initials AM
Changes the beat after Audrey: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Audrey
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Audrey across countries and decades.
1 in 1,457 in Northern Ireland
91% alike: moves with Audrey across countries and decades.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
89% alike: moves with Audrey across countries and decades.
1 in 325 in Ireland
88% alike: moves with Audrey across countries and decades.
1 in 649 in England and Wales
88% alike: moves with Audrey across countries and decades.
1 in 216 in England and Wales
87% alike: moves with Audrey across countries and decades.
1 in 898 in England and Wales
87% alike: moves with Audrey across countries and decades.
1 in 810 in Northern Ireland
87% alike: moves with Audrey across countries and decades.
Famous people named Audrey
Audrey Hepburn, Audrey Tautou, Audrey Azoulay, Audrey Niffenegger, Audrey Munson, Audrey Totter, Audrey Meadows and Audrey Fleurot.
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British actress (1929–1993)
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French actress (born 1976)
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French politician (1972-)
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American writer, artist and academic (born 1963)
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American artist's model and film actress (1891-1996)
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American actor (1917-2013)
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American actress (1922–1996)
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French actress (1977)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Audrey
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Audrey?
Her best rank is No. 27 in Victoria in 2025. She is in the published lists of 15 of our 40 regions.
What does Audrey mean?
Wiktionary glosses Audrey as "noble + strength".
How do you pronounce Audrey?
AW-dree, with 2 syllables.
Is Audrey getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 2 of 10 regions, falling in 2.
Which sister names go with Audrey?
The deck's top five sisters for Audrey: Alexandra, Annabelle, Claire, Adeline and Cecilia. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.