# Audrey (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/audrey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | “noble”, “strength” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔːdɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Audie |
| Variant spellings | Audreigh |
| US babies named this | 308,812 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,929 / 305,883 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,408, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Aldreda, Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)).

## What it means

Audrey is grouped under noble and strong.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5,215 | 43 |
| 2012 | 5,300 | 41 |
| 2013 | 5,605 | 33 |
| 2014 | 5,570 | 36 |
| 2015 | 5,613 | 37 |
| 2016 | 5,369 | 39 |
| 2017 | 4,835 | 46 |
| 2018 | 4,697 | 46 |
| 2019 | 4,460 | 49 |
| 2020 | 3,768 | 60 |
| 2021 | 3,685 | 60 |
| 2022 | 3,340 | 67 |
| 2023 | 3,042 | 74 |
| 2024 | 3,006 | 82 |
| 2025 | 2,919 | 86 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 | 8,237 |
| 2008 | 11 | 7,234 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9,958 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8,878 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9,704 |
| 2012 | 10 | 7,604 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6,277 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,273 |
| 2015 | 14 | 6,022 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8,911 |
| 2017 | 12 | 6,730 |
| 2019 | 9 | 8,272 |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,565 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10,919 |
| 2023 | 6 | 10,961 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 91 | 468 |
| 2012 | 88 | 499 |
| 2013 | 96 | 437 |
| 2014 | 115 | 386 |
| 2015 | 160 | 298 |
| 2016 | 157 | 315 |
| 2017 | 164 | 298 |
| 2018 | 158 | 298 |
| 2019 | 165 | 294 |
| 2020 | 143 | 319 |
| 2021 | 141 | 336 |
| 2022 | 111 | 382 |
| 2023 | 123 | 350 |
| 2024 | 124 | 355 |
| 2025 | 139 | 312 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: О́дри
- Chinese: 奧德麗 /奥德丽
- French: Audrey
- Greek: Εθελδρέδα, Όντρεϊ, Ωντρέ
- Japanese: オードリー
- Latin: Etheldreda
- Russian: О́дри

## People named Audrey

- Audrey Hepburn, British actress (1929–1993)
- Audrey Tautou, French actress (born 1976)
- Audrey Azoulay, French politician (1972-)
- Audrey Niffenegger, American writer, artist and academic (born 1963)
- Audrey Hollander, American pornographic actress
- Audrey Totter, American actor (1917-2013)
- Audrey Munson, American artist's model and film actress (1891-1996)
- Audrey Bitoni, American pornographic actress
- Audrey Fleurot, French actress (1977)
- Audrey Meadows, American actress (1922–1996)
- Audrey Tcheuméo, French judoka
- Audrey Dana, French actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.