Fun Facts About the Name Audrey
- Back among the favorites: Audrey returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 24 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 308 thousand babies named Audrey: U.S. records list 308,785 babies given the name Audrey from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,928 boys received the name Audrey - about 1 boy for every 104 girls.
What Does the Name Audrey Mean?
Audrey is an English feminine name of Old English origin. It comes from the Old English name Æðelþryð, formed from æðel ("noble") and þryð ("strength"). The established meaning is "noble strength." The Latinized form Etheldreda and the modern English form Audrey both descend from this Old English name. The meaning is a literal translation of the two elements, not a later symbolic interpretation.
Audrey Name History & Origins
Audrey developed from the Old English name Æðelþryð, which was borne by Saint Æðelþryð, also called Etheldreda (c. 636 - 679). She was an East Anglian princess who became queen of Northumbria and later founded a monastery at Ely, where her shrine made her a popular medieval saint. Old English and Latin records used forms such as Æthelthryth and Etheldreda; the vernacular Middle English form became Audrey. The contraction from the longer Old English name to Audrey was a gradual development in English speech, not a borrowing from French or Latin.
The name was in use in England in the Middle Ages. William Shakespeare gave the name to a country woman in As You Like It (around 1599), a literary use of a name that already existed. Another trace of the name appears in the word tawdry, which comes from "St Audrey's lace," a lace sold at fairs associated with Saint Audrey.
How Popular is the Name Audrey?
Audrey ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1921 through 1940, then returned in 2002 and remained through 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #86 | 2,919 | 0.1816% |
| 2024 | #82 | 2,993 | 0.1855% |
| 2023 | #74 | 3,040 | 0.1897% |
| 2022 | #67 | 3,339 | 0.2038% |
| 2021 | #60 | 3,683 | 0.2246% |
| 2020 | #60 | 3,766 | 0.2331% |
| 2019 | #49 | 4,459 | 0.2658% |
| 2018 | #46 | 4,696 | 0.2762% |
| 2017 | #46 | 4,835 | 0.2801% |
| 2016 | #39 | 5,368 | 0.3030% |
| 2015 | #37 | 5,613 | 0.3145% |
| 2014 | #36 | 5,570 | 0.3119% |
| 2013 | #33 | 5,605 | 0.3195% |
| 2012 | #41 | 5,298 | 0.3009% |
| 2011 | #43 | 5,214 | 0.2965% |
| 2010 | #52 | 4,952 | 0.2786% |
| 2009 | #49 | 5,008 | 0.2726% |
| 2008 | #44 | 5,443 | 0.2879% |
| 2007 | #51 | 5,249 | 0.2730% |
| 2006 | #69 | 4,649 | 0.2445% |
| 2005 | #77 | 4,136 | 0.2238% |
| 2004 | #80 | 3,903 | 0.2126% |
| 2003 | #78 | 3,998 | 0.2188% |
| 2002 | #100 | 3,306 | 0.1840% |
| 2001 | #112 | 2,950 | 0.1638% |
| 2000 | #115 | 2,872 | 0.1582% |
| 1999 | #134 | 2,457 | 0.1385% |
| 1998 | #145 | 2,202 | 0.1246% |
| 1997 | #156 | 2,007 | 0.1153% |
| 1996 | #164 | 1,915 | 0.1092% |
| 1995 | #167 | 1,770 | 0.1007% |
| 1994 | #162 | 1,931 | 0.1081% |
| 1993 | #160 | 1,947 | 0.1076% |
| 1992 | #176 | 1,741 | 0.0944% |
| 1991 | #169 | 1,762 | 0.0940% |
| 1990 | #161 | 1,798 | 0.0947% |
| 1989 | #170 | 1,686 | 0.0915% |
| 1988 | #180 | 1,554 | 0.0873% |
| 1987 | #184 | 1,487 | 0.0855% |
| 1986 | #181 | 1,487 | 0.0867% |
| 1985 | #186 | 1,450 | 0.0843% |
| 1984 | #184 | 1,486 | 0.0883% |
| 1983 | #185 | 1,468 | 0.0879% |
| 1982 | #177 | 1,544 | 0.0912% |
| 1981 | #205 | 1,285 | 0.0770% |
| 1980 | #212 | 1,223 | 0.0737% |
| 1979 | #220 | 1,178 | 0.0734% |
| 1978 | #234 | 1,062 | 0.0693% |
| 1977 | #256 | 972 | 0.0634% |
| 1976 | #239 | 990 | 0.0676% |
| 1975 | #259 | 937 | 0.0643% |
| 1974 | #259 | 969 | 0.0660% |
| 1973 | #272 | 912 | 0.0625% |
| 1972 | #278 | 918 | 0.0603% |
| 1971 | #259 | 1,131 | 0.0680% |
| 1970 | #238 | 1,309 | 0.0749% |
| 1969 | #221 | 1,361 | 0.0807% |
| 1968 | #211 | 1,424 | 0.0868% |
| 1967 | #187 | 1,677 | 0.1016% |
| 1966 | #183 | 1,771 | 0.1047% |
| 1965 | #200 | 1,660 | 0.0940% |
| 1964 | #197 | 1,867 | 0.0985% |
| 1963 | #199 | 1,798 | 0.0933% |
| 1962 | #188 | 1,973 | 0.1003% |
| 1961 | #185 | 2,060 | 0.1021% |
| 1960 | #174 | 2,276 | 0.1126% |
| 1959 | #166 | 2,308 | 0.1141% |
| 1958 | #164 | 2,343 | 0.1165% |
| 1957 | #149 | 2,581 | 0.1262% |
| 1956 | #149 | 2,547 | 0.1269% |
| 1955 | #143 | 2,555 | 0.1307% |
| 1954 | #149 | 2,455 | 0.1264% |
| 1953 | #167 | 1,940 | 0.1031% |
| 1952 | #168 | 1,868 | 0.1007% |
| 1951 | #168 | 1,825 | 0.1013% |
| 1950 | #158 | 1,803 | 0.1053% |
| 1949 | #161 | 1,794 | 0.1049% |
| 1948 | #157 | 1,838 | 0.1083% |
| 1947 | #146 | 2,002 | 0.1129% |
| 1946 | #149 | 1,832 | 0.1166% |
| 1945 | #143 | 1,644 | 0.1258% |
| 1944 | #150 | 1,645 | 0.1239% |
| 1943 | #140 | 1,943 | 0.1393% |
| 1942 | #120 | 2,285 | 0.1692% |
| 1941 | #117 | 2,233 | 0.1848% |
| 1940 | #99 | 2,501 | 0.2187% |
| 1939 | #98 | 2,569 | 0.2343% |
| 1938 | #87 | 2,844 | 0.2577% |
| 1937 | #85 | 2,889 | 0.2715% |
| 1936 | #68 | 3,345 | 0.3215% |
| 1935 | #64 | 3,514 | 0.3351% |
| 1934 | #69 | 3,582 | 0.3430% |
| 1933 | #59 | 3,611 | 0.3583% |
| 1932 | #61 | 3,735 | 0.3500% |
| 1931 | #64 | 3,790 | 0.3560% |
| 1930 | #63 | 4,128 | 0.3666% |
| 1929 | #58 | 4,460 | 0.3994% |
| 1928 | #60 | 4,630 | 0.4015% |
| 1927 | #62 | 4,375 | 0.3669% |
| 1926 | #60 | 4,477 | 0.3777% |
| 1925 | #78 | 3,543 | 0.2910% |
| 1924 | #84 | 3,520 | 0.2819% |
| 1923 | #85 | 3,281 | 0.2720% |
| 1922 | #89 | 3,164 | 0.2634% |
| 1921 | #82 | 3,434 | 0.2785% |
| 1920 | #103 | 2,666 | 0.2225% |
| 1919 | #115 | 2,114 | 0.1871% |
| 1918 | #118 | 2,022 | 0.1747% |
| 1917 | #117 | 1,906 | 0.1763% |
| 1916 | #119 | 1,853 | 0.1774% |
| 1915 | #127 | 1,565 | 0.1591% |
| 1914 | #138 | 1,070 | 0.1405% |
| 1913 | #136 | 884 | 0.1415% |
| 1912 | #145 | 745 | 0.1335% |
| 1911 | #154 | 527 | 0.1260% |
| 1910 | #162 | 453 | 0.1142% |
| 1909 | #165 | 371 | 0.1068% |
| 1908 | #164 | 370 | 0.1107% |
| 1907 | #172 | 324 | 0.1017% |
| 1906 | #179 | 278 | 0.0941% |
| 1905 | #184 | 272 | 0.0933% |
| 1904 | #177 | 276 | 0.1002% |
| 1903 | #176 | 276 | 0.1054% |
| 1902 | #202 | 210 | 0.0795% |
| 1901 | #251 | 134 | 0.0560% |
| 1900 | #227 | 196 | 0.0654% |
| 1899 | #246 | 129 | 0.0554% |
| 1898 | #271 | 124 | 0.0479% |
| 1897 | #284 | 99 | 0.0423% |
| 1896 | #276 | 108 | 0.0454% |
| 1895 | #279 | 102 | 0.0437% |
| 1894 | #301 | 83 | 0.0372% |
| 1893 | #312 | 75 | 0.0352% |
| 1892 | #309 | 77 | 0.0363% |
| 1891 | #302 | 68 | 0.0367% |
| 1890 | #270 | 85 | 0.0446% |
| 1889 | #312 | 61 | 0.0342% |
| 1888 | #374 | 41 | 0.0230% |
| 1887 | #344 | 39 | 0.0267% |
| 1886 | #424 | 26 | 0.0180% |
| 1885 | #381 | 29 | 0.0218% |
| 1884 | #398 | 25 | 0.0194% |
| 1883 | #522 | 14 | 0.0125% |
| 1882 | #748 | 7 | 0.0065% |
| 1881 | #511 | 11 | 0.0120% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #10,952 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,911 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #7,563 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #8,268 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #6,728 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #9,762 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #6,021 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #12,271 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #6,276 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #7,604 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,703 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #8,877 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,958 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #7,234 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #8,237 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,666 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,155 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #4,431 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #7,293 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #10,829 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #8,411 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #6,363 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #7,939 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #9,745 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #6,665 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #6,545 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,424 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,791 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #5,688 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #5,989 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #7,245 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #3,334 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,216 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,005 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #3,900 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #3,420 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #3,724 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #3,243 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #2,980 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #3,433 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #3,274 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #2,910 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #3,634 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,628 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #2,613 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #2,006 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #3,342 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #2,865 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #1,823 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1971 | #2,061 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #2,220 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #1,864 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #1,964 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #1,978 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #1,758 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1965 | #2,184 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #2,121 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #1,697 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1962 | #1,549 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1961 | #1,637 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1960 | #1,777 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #1,668 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1958 | #1,727 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1957 | #1,718 | 22 | 0.0010% |
| 1956 | #1,449 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1955 | #1,572 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #1,270 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1953 | #1,307 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1952 | #1,379 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1951 | #1,375 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1950 | #1,397 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1949 | #1,383 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1948 | #1,378 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1947 | #1,558 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1946 | #1,260 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 1945 | #1,448 | 21 | 0.0016% |
| 1944 | #1,213 | 30 | 0.0022% |
| 1943 | #1,309 | 28 | 0.0020% |
| 1942 | #1,026 | 43 | 0.0031% |
| 1941 | #1,232 | 29 | 0.0024% |
| 1940 | #1,139 | 34 | 0.0029% |
| 1939 | #890 | 49 | 0.0044% |
| 1938 | #912 | 48 | 0.0043% |
| 1937 | #985 | 41 | 0.0038% |
| 1936 | #952 | 42 | 0.0040% |
| 1935 | #882 | 51 | 0.0049% |
| 1934 | #898 | 49 | 0.0047% |
| 1933 | #1,094 | 36 | 0.0036% |
| 1932 | #1,005 | 43 | 0.0041% |
| 1931 | #879 | 53 | 0.0051% |
| 1930 | #833 | 61 | 0.0056% |
| 1929 | #869 | 58 | 0.0054% |
| 1928 | #808 | 66 | 0.0060% |
| 1927 | #884 | 59 | 0.0052% |
| 1926 | #776 | 70 | 0.0063% |
| 1925 | #883 | 58 | 0.0052% |
| 1924 | #888 | 61 | 0.0054% |
| 1923 | #860 | 62 | 0.0057% |
| 1922 | #991 | 51 | 0.0047% |
| 1921 | #780 | 74 | 0.0067% |
| 1920 | #818 | 67 | 0.0063% |
| 1919 | #908 | 54 | 0.0055% |
| 1918 | #1,012 | 44 | 0.0043% |
| 1917 | #797 | 62 | 0.0067% |
| 1916 | #843 | 55 | 0.0062% |
| 1915 | #791 | 58 | 0.0068% |
| 1914 | #822 | 42 | 0.0064% |
| 1913 | #746 | 39 | 0.0076% |
| 1912 | #896 | 25 | 0.0058% |
| 1911 | #931 | 13 | 0.0058% |
| 1910 | #785 | 15 | 0.0077% |
| 1909 | #657 | 17 | 0.0104% |
| 1908 | #885 | 10 | 0.0065% |
| 1907 | #667 | 15 | 0.0102% |
| 1906 | #799 | 10 | 0.0075% |
| 1905 | #1,099 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1904 | #1,217 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1903 | #1,141 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1902 | #587 | 14 | 0.0114% |
| 1899 | #1,059 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1898 | #1,131 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1897 | #1,071 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1895 | #1,089 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #863 | 7 | 0.0060% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
