Audrey

#86 for girls in 2025, 2,919 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to girls 99.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
2013 · 5,605 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
44 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
305,883
since 1881

Audrey over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201940peak #33, 2013girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#862,919—
2024#823,006—
2023#743,042#10,8216
2022#673,340—
2021#603,685#10,7996
2020#603,768#7,50210
2019#494,460#8,2159
2018#464,697—
2017#464,835#6,68512
2016#395,369#8,8168
2015#375,613#5,99914
2014#365,570#12,1085
2013#335,605#6,24113
2012#415,300#7,55910
2011#435,215#9,6007
2010#524,952#8,8038
2009#495,008#9,8647
2008#445,443#7,18711
2007#515,249#8,1739
2006#694,649#9,5857
2005#774,137#7,09610
2004#803,903#4,42119
2003#783,998#7,2459
2002#1003,306#10,6675
2001#1122,950#8,3397
2000#1152,872#6,31610
1999#1342,457#7,8747
1998#1452,202#9,6315
1997#1562,007#6,6188
1996#1641,915#6,4968
1995#1671,770—
1994#1621,931#6,3728
1993#1601,947#8,7005
1992#1761,741#5,6609
1991#1691,762#5,9428
1990#1611,798#7,1786
1989#1701,685#3,32517
1988#1801,554#3,20316
1987#1841,487#4,9688
1986#1811,486#3,88211
1985#1861,450#3,40113
1984#1841,486#3,70111
1983#1851,468#3,23013
1982#1771,544#2,97215
1981#2051,285#3,41212
1980#2121,223#3,25613
1979#2201,178#2,89715
1978#2341,062#3,61410
1977#256972#3,60610
1976#239989#2,60116
1975#259937#2,00123
1974#259969#3,31810
1973#272912#2,85712
1972#278918#1,81924
1971#2591,131#2,05220
1970#2391,309#2,21317
1969#2211,361#1,86120
1968#2111,424#1,96217
1967#1871,677#1,97416
1966#1831,771#1,75719
1965#2001,660#2,17814
1964#1971,868#2,11415
1963#1991,797#1,69522
1962#1881,973#1,54626
1961#1842,061#1,63524
1960#1742,276#1,77221
1959#1662,308#1,66523
1958#1642,344#1,72421
1957#1492,580#1,71522
1956#1492,547#1,44329
1955#1432,555#1,57224
1954#1492,455#1,26835
1953#1671,940#1,30433
1952#1681,868#1,37830
1951#1681,825#1,37329
1950#1581,803#1,39527
1949#1611,793#1,38028
1948#1571,839#1,37828
1947#1462,002#1,55523
1946#1491,832#1,25731
1945#1431,644#1,44521
1944#1501,645#1,21230
1943#1401,944#1,30828
1942#1202,285#1,02643
1941#1172,233#1,23029
1940#992,501#1,13534
1939#982,569#88849
1938#872,844#91248
1937#852,889#98241
1936#683,345#94942
1935#643,514#88151
1934#693,582#89749
1933#593,610#1,09436
1932#613,735#1,00443
1931#643,790#87953
1930#634,129#83261
1929#584,460#86958
1928#604,630#80666
1927#624,375#88459
1926#604,477#77670
1925#783,543#88258
1924#843,520#88661
1923#853,281#86062
1922#893,164#99151
1921#823,434#78074
1920#1032,666#81667
1919#1152,114#90854
1918#1182,022#1,01244
1917#1171,906#79762
1916#1191,853#84055
1915#1271,565#79158
1914#1381,070#81942
1913#136884#74539
1912#145745#89225
1911#154527#92513
1910#162453#78215
1909#165371#65317
1908#163370#87710
1907#172324#66415
1906#179278#79810
1905#184272#1,0916
1904#177276#1,2055
1903#176276#1,1305
1902#202210#58314
1901#251134—
1900#227196—
1899#246129#1,0515
1898#271124#1,1215
1897#28499#1,0575
1896#276108—
1895#279102#1,0795
1894#30183#8577
1893#31275—
1892#30977—
1891#30268—
1890#27085—
1889#31261—
1888#37441—
1887#34439—
1886#42426—
1885#38029—
1884#39825—
1883#51714—
1882#7407—
1881#50311—
1880——
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Audrey! It came in at #503, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Audrey is popular in 1940

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Audrey, so not publishedAKMaine: #102 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 410 girlsMEVermont: #59 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 194 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #132 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 665 girlsNHWashington: #110 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 482 girlsWAIdaho: #87 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 329 girlsIDMontana: #64 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 252 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #50 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 172 girlsNDMinnesota: #48 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 203 girlsMNIllinois: #98 for girls · 124 births · 1 in 454 girlsILWisconsin: #47 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 203 girlsWIMichigan: #96 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 481 girlsMINew York: #86 for girls · 276 births · 1 in 325 girlsNYMassachusetts: #94 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 452 girlsMARhode Island: #94 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 377 girlsRIOregon: #117 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 549 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Audrey, so not publishedNVWyoming: #84 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 276 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #52 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 197 girlsSDIowa: #75 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 379 girlsIAIndiana: #157 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsINOhio: #124 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 693 girlsOHPennsylvania: #75 for girls · 253 births · 1 in 296 girlsPANew Jersey: #73 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 284 girlsNJConnecticut: #97 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 426 girlsCTCalifornia: #189 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsCAUtah: #96 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 417 girlsUTColorado: #138 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 568 girlsCONebraska: #121 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 617 girlsNEMissouri: #119 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 595 girlsMOKentucky: #127 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 597 girlsKYWest Virginia: #109 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 498 girlsWVVirginia: #66 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 258 girlsVAMaryland: #60 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 265 girlsMDDelaware: #81 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 319 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Audrey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #258 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsNMKansas: #127 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 648 girlsKSArkansas: #159 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 735 girlsARTennessee: #140 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 704 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #100 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 418 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #177 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 811 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #67 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 255 girlsDCOklahoma: #200 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsOKLouisiana: #26 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 163 girlsLAMississippi: #140 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 552 girlsMSAlabama: #133 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 568 girlsALGeorgia: #163 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 738 girlsGAHawaii: #75 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 225 girlsHITexas: #211 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 1,054 girlsTXFlorida: #106 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 412 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#26 · 1 in 163
  2. Wisconsin#47 · 1 in 203
  3. Minnesota#48 · 1 in 203
  4. North Dakota#50 · 1 in 172
  5. South Dakota#52 · 1 in 197

Best ever in a state: #13 in Louisiana, 1935.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#261441 in 163
Wisconsin#471191 in 203
Minnesota#481121 in 203
North Dakota#50311 in 172
South Dakota#52241 in 197
Vermont#59131 in 194
Maryland#60491 in 265
Montana#64171 in 252
Virginia#66961 in 258
District of Columbia#67241 in 255
New Jersey#73911 in 284
Hawaii#75151 in 225
Iowa#75521 in 379
Pennsylvania#752531 in 296
Delaware#8151 in 319
Wyoming#8461 in 276
New York#862761 in 325
Idaho#87131 in 329
Massachusetts#94651 in 452
Rhode Island#94121 in 377
Michigan#96911 in 481
Utah#96121 in 417
Connecticut#97251 in 426
Illinois#981241 in 454
North Carolina#100901 in 418
Maine#102151 in 410
Florida#106361 in 412
West Virginia#109381 in 498
Washington#110241 in 482
Oregon#117131 in 549
Missouri#119471 in 595
Nebraska#121151 in 617
Ohio#124761 in 693
Kansas#127191 in 648
Kentucky#127481 in 597
New Hampshire#13251 in 665
Alabama#133521 in 568
Colorado#138161 in 568
Mississippi#140411 in 552
Tennessee#140401 in 704
Indiana#157251 in 1,074
Arkansas#159261 in 735
Georgia#163431 in 738
South Carolina#177271 in 811
California#189471 in 1,062
Oklahoma#200191 in 1,061
Texas#211571 in 1,054
New Mexico#25851 in 1,174
Alaska———
Arizona———
Nevada———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Audrey
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#82 → #86)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#60 → #86)
  • 49 spots since 2015 (#37 → #86)
  • Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1883 (#740 → #517)
  • Biggest drop: 237 spots in 1882 (#503 → #740)
Rise & fade · girls
132 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 2013 at #33 (5,605 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 44 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 44 yrs · run 2002–2025
  • Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1881–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 249
  • Highest: 1 in 249 girls born in 1928 were named Audrey (0.40%)
  • Latest: 1 in 551 girls born in 2025 (0.18%)
  • Its best rank, #33 in 2013, was only 1 in 313 (0.32%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 16.9% of all girls named Audrey (51,616) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s253#312 (1889)#444
1890s950#246 (1899)#285
1900s2,707#163 (1908)#190
1910s13,139#115 (1919)#133
1920s37,550#58 (1929)#76
1930s34,007#59 (1933)#72
1940s19,718#99 (1940)#138
1950s22,225#143 (1955)#158
1960s17,868#174 (1960)#194
1970s10,377#220 (1979)#252
1980s14,668#170 (1989)#186
1990s19,530#134 (1999)#159
2000s41,515#44 (2008)#78
2010s51,616#33 (2013)#42
2020s19,760#60 (2020)#72

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Audrey in 1940

girls
#99
2,501 births · 1 in 457 girls
boys
#1,135
34 births · 1 in 34,093 boys

Top girls' names in 1940

  1. #1Mary56,216
  2. #2Barbara36,736
  3. #3Patricia32,665
  4. #4Judith22,385
  5. #5Betty22,077
  6. #6Carol21,759
  7. #7Nancy19,737
  8. #8Linda18,370
  9. #9Shirley17,881
  10. #10Sandra16,153
  11. #99Audrey2,501

Top boys' names in 1940

  1. #1James62,481
  2. #2Robert61,198
  3. #3John54,786
  4. #4William44,779
  5. #5Richard37,425
  6. #6Charles31,689
  7. #7David27,690
  8. #8Thomas23,991
  9. #9Donald23,115
  10. #10Ronald20,741
  11. #1,135Audrey34
More about 1940

girls

1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 457 of them was named Audrey, which outranked 98.0% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Audrey
  1. #96Rebecca2,555
  2. #97Lillian2,525
  3. #98Edith2,510
  4. #99Audrey2,501
  5. #100Florence2,467
  6. #101Thelma2,461
  7. #102Theresa2,441
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,494Scarlett#3,429 → #935
  2. ↑ 1,465Lonna#2,206 → #741
  3. ↑ 834Pam#1,797 → #963
  4. ↑ 659Jody#1,638 → #979
  5. ↑ 633Laraine#1,474 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Fredia#996 → #1,477
  2. ↓ 430Eleanora#974 → #1,404
  3. ↓ 375Danielle#811 → #1,186
  4. ↓ 342Eloisa#930 → #1,272
  5. ↓ 298Coral#996 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 34,093 of them was named Audrey, which outranked 71.2% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Audrey
  1. #1,107Tyler35
  2. #1,107Vester35
  3. #1,107Wyman35
  4. #1,135Audrey34
  5. #1,135Abner34
  6. #1,135Alice34
  7. #1,135Allison34
  8. #1,156Abelardo33
  9. #1,156Addison33
  10. #1,156Alfonzo33

Tied with 20 names at #1,135; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 565Whitney#1,458 → #893
  2. ↑ 447Gonzalo#1,297 → #850
  3. ↑ 419Weston#1,323 → #904
  4. ↑ 368Ashley#1,272 → #904
  5. ↑ 366Agustin#1,238 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 886Montie#916 → #1,802
  2. ↓ 446Verlon#888 → #1,334
  3. ↓ 394Issac#857 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 392Otho#942 → #1,334
  5. ↓ 384Pearl#867 → #1,251

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1940 →