Audra

Where Audra comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Audra.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Audra through the years
  1. 1887
    First appearance
    #788 among girls with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1918
    Audra Lindley born
    American actress
  3. 1965
    Around this time: The Big Valley
    TV, 1965 · Source
    “Usage of the name Audra increased after the name was used in 1965 for the character Audra Barkley on the American television western series The Big Valley.”
  4. 1967
    Peak, #246
    1,153 babies named Audra, the most in any year.
  5. 1970
    Audra McDonald born
    American actress and singer
  6. 1974
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #379.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Audra McDonald · American actress and singer, born 1970
  • Audra Lindley · American actress, 1918–1997
  • Audra Mae · American singer, born 1984
  • Audra Cohen · US tennis player, born 1986
  • Audra Plepytė-Jara · Lithuanian diplomat, born 1971

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