Audra
Audra was the 2003rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 246th with 1,153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 739 places. More babies were named Audra in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Audrey; "noble strength" · English, Old English
Say it AW-druh /ˈɔdrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,003 girls, down 410 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 95girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19671,153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 25,783babies recorded
What does the name Audra mean?
Audra is a modern variant of Audrey, according to Wikipedia. Audrey is a medieval form of the Old English Æthelthryth, from æþel, "noble", and þrȳþ, "strength"; DMNES notes the 7th-century Saint Æthelthryth (Audrey). Wikipedia adds that Audra became more common after the character Audra Barkley appeared in the TV western The Big Valley in 1965. It was most popular in the US in the 1970s.
æþel (Old English, “noble”)þrȳþ (Old English, “strength”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary gives no etymology for Audra; the Audrey link comes from Wikipedia.
Related names: Audrey, Audrina, Etheldreda.
See also: English names, names that mean strength, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Audra', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Audrey', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Audra (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Audra popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 193 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,003 | 95 |
| 2020 | #1,593 | 131 |
| 2010 | #1,406 | 163 |
| 2000 | #1,003 | 211 |
| 1990 | #671 | 320 |
| 1980 | #423 | 514 |
| 1970 | #317 | 860 |
| 1960 | #2,576 | 22 |
| 1950 | #2,347 | 18 |
| 1940 | #1,350 | 31 |
| 1930 | #780 | 81 |
| 1920 | #703 | 107 |
| 1910 | #644 | 43 |
| 1900 | #727 | 25 |
| 1890 | #831 | 11 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Audra, counting every spelling?
Audra has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Audra?
95 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Audra (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Audra born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 88 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Audra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Audra?
About 21,700 people born in the US named Audra are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 31 and 55. That makes Audra mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Audra by state
How common Audra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (2.7×), Ohio (1.9×), Michigan (1.9×). In 33 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Audra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Audra, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Audra · Sibling names for Audra
Questions about the name Audra
What does Audra mean?
Audra means “variant of Audrey; "noble strength"” (English, Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Audra?
Audra was the 2003rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 95 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 246th with 1,153 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 739 places. More babies were named Audra in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Audra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Audra in the US.
Where is Audra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Audra was most common in West Virginia (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Ohio.