Audrey
Audrey was the 86th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,919 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 33rd; the most babies were born in 2015 (5,613). Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Audrey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning noble strength · Old English
Say it AW-dree /ˈɔdri/
- Rank in 2025
- #86 girls, down 26 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,919girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20155,613 babies
- Total since 1880
- 308,812babies recorded
What does the name Audrey mean?
Audrey is a medieval English form of the Old English name Æthelthryth, made of æthel, 'noble', and thryth, 'strength'; DMNES gives the same analysis. Saint Æthelthryth, a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon queen who founded the abbey at Ely, was known as Saint Audrey, and Wiktionary notes that the word tawdry comes from 'Saint Audrey lace' sold at her fair. DMNES records both Audrey and the Latin Etheldreda in English records from the 14th to 16th centuries.
æþele (Old English, “noble”)þrȳþ (Old English, “strength”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Audra, Audrina, Etheldreda, Aubrey.
See also: English names, names that mean strength, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Audrey', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Audrey', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'tawdry', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Audrey popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 2,929 since 1894.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #86 | 2,919 |
| 2020 | #60 | 3,768 |
| 2010 | #52 | 4,952 |
| 2000 | #115 | 2,872 |
| 1990 | #161 | 1,798 |
| 1980 | #212 | 1,223 |
| 1970 | #239 | 1,309 |
| 1960 | #174 | 2,276 |
| 1950 | #158 | 1,803 |
| 1940 | #99 | 2,501 |
| 1930 | #63 | 4,129 |
| 1920 | #103 | 2,666 |
| 1910 | #162 | 453 |
| 1900 | #227 | 196 |
| 1890 | #270 | 85 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Audrey, counting every spelling?
Audrey is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #107 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #86 for Audrey on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,971 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey | 2,919 | #86 | 15,992 |
| Audree | 36 | #3,989 | 283 |
| Audri | 16 | #6,878 | 111 |
| Audry | — | — | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Audrey?
2,919 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Audrey (0.81 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Audrey 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Audrey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Audrey?
About 206,700 people born in the US named Audrey are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 13 and 56. That makes Audrey mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Audrey by state
How common Audrey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wyoming (3.2×), Alaska (2.5×), Montana (2.4×), Hawaii (2.3×), New Hampshire (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Florida, New Mexico, Georgia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Audrey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Audrey, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Audrey · Sibling names for Audrey
Questions about the name Audrey
What does Audrey mean?
Audrey means “noble strength” (Old English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Audrey?
Audrey was the 86th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 2,919 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 33rd; the most babies were born in 2015 (5,613). Over the last ten years it has moved down 49 places. More babies were named Audrey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Audrey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Audrey in the US.
Where is Audrey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Audrey was most common in Wyoming (6.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alaska and Montana.