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