Audrey

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A few things about Audrey you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Audrey

Audrey Tautou

French actress (born 1976)

Choose Audrey and your child shares a first name with Audrey Tautou, a French actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Audrey, like who?” Audrey Tautou's Wikipedia article is available in 72 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 551 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Audrey, 2,919 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Audrey would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAudrey first shows up in US birth records in 1881, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 144 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2013, when it reached #33.
• 🍂TrendAudrey has slipped 26 places over the last five years and now sits at #86. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedAudrey is most popular in New Hampshire, where it ranks #45, followed by Louisiana (#47) and Vermont (#49). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Old English, Audrey means “noble strength”. Our records link it to Anglo Saxon and Old English roots.
• 🌍OriginAudrey is the #2 most popular Anglo Saxon girl name in the US. That's out of 168 Anglo Saxon girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Audrey

Audrey is a girl name of Anglo Saxon and Old English origin meaning “noble strength”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-rey”. US birth records list Audrey for girls from 1881 to 2025, in 145 of those 145 years. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked #33 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #86, with 2,919 babies.

Origin:Anglo Saxon namesOld English names