Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Audra

Gender

Female

Origin

Russian
Storm
English
Noble strength
French

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Audra

Pronunciation

a(u)-dra, aud-ra

Famous People

Actress Audra McDonald, Actress Audra Lindley, Tennis player Audra Cohen

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1915 (rank #1660, 18 births); most recent 1983 (rank #6230, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1967 (rank #246, 1,152 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2002, 95 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–95
2024–102
2023–108
2022–103
2021–143
2020–131
2019–140
2018–171
2017–175
2016–175

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #4843, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
20244
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1966 (rank #168, 17 births); most recent 1971 (rank #336, 7 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence