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    The first name Audrey

    A girl’s name from English meaning “noble”, “strength”.

    Pronounced /ˈɔːdɹi/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    English origin

    Audrey means “noble”, “strength” in English.

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

    More names that mean noble, strong.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 139 girls were named Audrey, making it the 312th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 165 births (#294).

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    2,408
    babies named Audrey, 1996–2025
    #312
    rank in 2025
    2019
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Audrey with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Audrey at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 2,919 girls born in the United States were named Audrey, the 86th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 5,613 were.

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    308,812
    babies named Audrey since 1880
    #86
    rank in 2025
    2015
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Audrey in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    О́дри
    Ódri
    Bulgarian
    奧德麗 /奥德丽
    Àodélì
    Chinese
    Εθελδρέδα
    Etheldréda
    Greek, also Όντρεϊ, Ωντρέ
    オードリー
    Ōdorī
    Japanese
    Etheldreda
    Latin
    О́дри
    Ódri
    Russian

    Spelled Audrey in French too.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Nicknames for Audrey

    Other spellings and forms

    • Audreigh

    Famous people named Audrey

    54 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • 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, born 1979
    • Audrey Totter
      American actor (1917-2013)
    • Audrey Munson
      American artist's model and film actress (1891-1996)
    • Audrey Bitoni
      American pornographic actress, born 1986
    • Audrey Fleurot
      French actress (1977)
    • Audrey Meadows
      American actress (1922–1996)
    • Audrey Tcheuméo
      French judoka, born 1990
    • Audrey Dana
      French actress, born 1977

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    Questions

    What does the name Audrey mean?
    Audrey means “noble”, “strength” in English.
    What is the origin of the name Audrey?
    From Middle English Aldreda, Etheldreda, from Old English Æþelþrȳþ (from æþele (“noble”) + þrȳþ (“strength”)).
    How popular is the name Audrey?
    In 2025, 139 girls born in England and Wales were named Audrey, ranking 312th. Its peak was 2019, with 165 births.
    What are nicknames for Audrey?
    Common nicknames for Audrey include Audie.
    Is Audrey a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 308,812 US babies named Audrey since 1880 were girls.
    When was Audrey most popular?
    2015 in the United States, when 5,613 babies were named Audrey, its highest rank at 37th.
    How do you pronounce Audrey?
    Audrey is /ˈɔːdɹi/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Audrey?
    Audreigh.