Girls' name · peaked in 1928
Audrey name popularity since 1925
274,867 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Audrey (99.2% girls, 0.8% boys). Half of them were born in 1987 or earlier, so the typical Audrey is about 39 years old in 2026. Audrey peaked in 1928 as the #60 name for girls, and it ranked #86 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 274,867
- Named Audrey, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1928
- #60 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #86
- for girls in 2025 (2,919 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.2% girls
- 272,769 girls · 2,098 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 1.49× its national share
Peak year is the year Audrey made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Audrey births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2015. Measured as a share of all babies, Audrey peaked in 1928.
- Steepest fall: Between 1939 and 1944, Audrey's share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 427 to 1 in 807.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, it became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 802 baby girls to 1 in 457.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Audrey's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Audrey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Audrey in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 21,485 | 311 | – |
| 1930s | 34,007 | 473 | #64 |
| 1940s | 19,718 | 295 | #143 |
| 1950s | 22,225 | 273 | #143 |
| 1960s | 17,868 | 194 | #200 |
| 1970s | 10,377 | 157 | #259 |
| 1980s | 14,668 | 129 | #186 |
| 1990s | 19,530 | 64 | #167 |
| 2000s | 41,515 | 94 | #77 |
| 2010s | 51,616 | 86 | #37 |
| 2020–25 | 19,760 | 22 | #86 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
23.2% of babies named Audrey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Audrey is most popular
The index compares Audrey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Audrey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1.49× | 7,345 |
| North Dakota | 1.45× | 1,258 |
| Minnesota | 1.40× | 7,025 |
| Alaska | 1.39× | 568 |
| Wisconsin | 1.39× | 7,544 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Audrey and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey (this page) | 272,769 | 1928 |
| Audrie | 3,713 | 2011 |
| Audree | 3,475 | 2013 |
| Audry | 3,303 | 1928 |
| Audri | 1,312 | 2010 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Audrey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Audrey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Audrey (1928).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data