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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Audrey, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsMEVermont: #46 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 157 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #106 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 433 girlsNHWashington: #150 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 855 girlsWAIdaho: #168 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 867 girlsIDMontana: #93 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 395 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #60 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 223 girlsNDMinnesota: #61 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 276 girlsMNIllinois: #103 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 542 girlsILWisconsin: #69 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 329 girlsWIMichigan: #119 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 697 girlsMINew York: #104 for girls · 243 births · 1 in 465 girlsNYMassachusetts: #121 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 773 girlsMARhode Island: #128 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 725 girlsRIOregon: #111 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 533 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Audrey, so not publishedNVWyoming: #63 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 250 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #75 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 336 girlsSDIowa: #114 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 681 girlsIAIndiana: #189 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,453 girlsINOhio: #131 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 766 girlsOHPennsylvania: #93 for girls · 206 births · 1 in 437 girlsPANew Jersey: #119 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 637 girlsNJConnecticut: #116 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 626 girlsCTCalifornia: #181 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 986 girlsCAUtah: #158 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 860 girlsUTColorado: #173 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 826 girlsCONebraska: #117 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 705 girlsNEMissouri: #115 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 634 girlsMOKentucky: #123 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 652 girlsKYWest Virginia: #187 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsWVVirginia: #68 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 317 girlsVAMaryland: #73 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 340 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Audrey, so not publishedDEArizona: #171 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 649 girlsAZNew Mexico: #251 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsNMKansas: #180 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsKSArkansas: #187 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 926 girlsARTennessee: #184 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #115 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 511 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #115 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 476 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #96 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 391 girlsDCOklahoma: #218 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsOKLouisiana: #31 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 179 girlsLAMississippi: #137 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 580 girlsMSAlabama: #115 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 534 girlsALGeorgia: #183 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 902 girlsGAHawaii: #25 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 110 girlsHITexas: #191 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 944 girlsTXFlorida: #120 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 494 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#25 · 1 in 110
  2. Louisiana#31 · 1 in 179
  3. Vermont#46 · 1 in 157
  4. North Dakota#60 · 1 in 223
  5. Minnesota#61 · 1 in 276

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#25341 in 110
Louisiana#311471 in 179
Vermont#46161 in 157
North Dakota#60241 in 223
Minnesota#61921 in 276
Wyoming#6371 in 250
Virginia#68921 in 317
Wisconsin#69861 in 329
Maryland#73521 in 340
South Dakota#75141 in 336
Montana#93111 in 395
Pennsylvania#932061 in 437
District of Columbia#96221 in 391
Illinois#1031301 in 542
New York#1042431 in 465
New Hampshire#10691 in 433
Oregon#111171 in 533
Iowa#114311 in 681
Alabama#115621 in 534
Missouri#115511 in 634
North Carolina#115821 in 511
South Carolina#115501 in 476
Connecticut#116251 in 626
Nebraska#117141 in 705
Michigan#119801 in 697
New Jersey#119561 in 637
Florida#120361 in 494
Massachusetts#121491 in 773
Kentucky#123451 in 652
Rhode Island#12881 in 725
Ohio#131861 in 766
Mississippi#137421 in 580
Washington#150191 in 855
Utah#15871 in 860
Idaho#16851 in 867
Arizona#17191 in 649
Maine#17171 in 1,020
Colorado#173121 in 826
Kansas#180121 in 1,163
California#181701 in 986
Georgia#183391 in 902
Tennessee#184301 in 1,044
Arkansas#187221 in 926
West Virginia#187181 in 1,142
Indiana#189221 in 1,453
Texas#191711 in 944
Oklahoma#218151 in 1,360
New Mexico#25151 in 1,168
Alaska———
Delaware———
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 1942

girls
#120
2,285 births · 1 in 591 girls
boys
#1,026
43 births · 1 in 32,120 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #120Audrey2,285

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #1,026Audrey43
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 591 of them was named Audrey, which outranked 97.8% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Audrey
  1. #117Charlene2,319
  2. #118Lucille2,300
  3. #119Jeanne2,288
  4. #120Audrey2,285
  5. #121Thelma2,257
  6. #122Clara2,246
  7. #123Georgia2,213
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 32,120 of them was named Audrey, which outranked 74.6% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Audrey
  1. #1,007Thornton44
  2. #1,007Tillman44
  3. #1,007Werner44
  4. #1,026Audrey43
  5. #1,026Clovis43
  6. #1,026Eliot43
  7. #1,026Furman43
  8. #1,036Alonza42
  9. #1,036Ardell42
  10. #1,036Clare42

Tied with 9 names at #1,026; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →