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Audrey

Girl name

Audrey has been given to 308,812 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2015 and currently ranks #86 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɔːdɹi/

From Middle English Aldreda, Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) +‎ þrȳþ (“strength”)).

Origin: Old English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

01.403k2.807k4.21k5.613k 18801900192019401960198020002020 Girls Boys
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Total babies

308,812

Peak year

2015 (5,627 babies)

Rank in 2025

#86 for girls

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▼ -48%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

Famous people named Audrey

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

Audrey Tautou

French actress (born 1976)

Audre Lorde

American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)

Audrey Azoulay

French politician (1972-)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Audrey.

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