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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Audrey

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Noble Strength
Teutonic

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Shakespearean

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Audrey

Famous People

Actress Audrey Hepburn, Actress Audrey Tautou

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Daughter of Greg Kinnear, Daughter of Steve Zahn

More about the name

Audrey is a feminine given name. It is rarely a masculine given name. Audrey is the Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, composed of the elements æðel "noble" and þryð "strength".
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #780, 74 births); most recent 2023 (rank #10812, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #33, 5,588 births); most recent 2025 (rank #86, 2,919 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–2,919
2024–2,993
202363,040
2022–3,339
202163,683
2020103,766
201994,459
2018–4,696
2017124,835
201675,368

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 2019 (rank #294, 165 births); most recent 2025 (rank #312, 139 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025139
2024124
2023123
2022111
2021141
2020143
2019165
2018158
2017164
2016157

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 France

  • Boys: peak in 1983 (rank #806, 18 births); most recent 1990 (rank #2213, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #6, 8,286 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1363, 24 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–24
2022–44
2021–42
2020–36
2019–45
2018–44
2017–55
2016–77
2015–94
2014–103

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1973 (rank #47, 187 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
20243
20233
20223
20215
20207
20194
20186
20178
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #68, 119 births); most recent 2025 (rank #539, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20255
20245
20233
20227
20215
20204
20194
20186
20175
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #337, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
20244
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #19, 97 births); most recent 2023 (rank #35, 55 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202355
202267
202163
202064
201984
201890
201774
201694
201581
201497

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