Audrey Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Audrey

Audrey Name Origin: English
Pronunciation: aw-dree
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Audrey Name Meaning

An Old Hollywood glamazon that still leaves hearts soaring to this day, Audrey means “noble strength.” Her English roots are well planted, but she’s easily traveled across the pond to conquer the charts for baby girl names in the U.S.

Most commonly associated with actress Audrey Hepburn, the name is synonymous with class and femininity. She’s no doubt vintage, aging like a fine wine, avoiding the granny label placed on some other names of her heyday. With the rise of antique classics like Amelia and Evelyn, Audrey is faring well in U.S. popularity, keeping her head held high and standing out among a sea of modern monikers.

While Audrey is blessed with the adorable long E ending coveted in baby girl name circles, she’s hardly a cutesy choice like Daisy or Emmy. She’s distinguished, mature enough for a grown woman and child alike. A little Audrey is wise beyond her years, elegant and refined with little time for shenanigans. After all, she’s got the world at her feet at she knows it. She’s also a literary name, appearing in Shakespeare’s As You Like It and in Audrey, a novel by Mary Johnston.

Audrey has a number of gorgeous variants including Audra and Audrea. She can also be spelled as Audrie or Audree, though her classic spelling is most common.

Audrey Name Popularity

How popular is the name Audrey? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	162	418	0.1187%
1911	156	490	0.1316%
1912	144	725	0.1438%
1913	138	856	0.151%
1914	137	1,057	0.1517%
1915	127	1,554	0.171%
1916	117	1,842	0.1907%
1917	117	1,894	0.1893%
1918	118	2,002	0.1865%
1919	115	2,103	0.2008%
1920	103	2,662	0.2394%
1921	82	3,422	0.2988%
1922	88	3,157	0.2834%
1923	86	3,265	0.2915%
1924	84	3,507	0.302%
1925	78	3,531	0.3124%
1926	60	4,469	0.4063%
1927	62	4,370	0.3948%
1928	60	4,621	0.4319%
1929	58	4,457	0.4303%
1930	63	4,119	0.3943%
1931	64	3,780	0.383%
1932	61	3,724	0.3769%
1933	58	3,608	0.3873%
1934	69	3,572	0.3695%
1935	64	3,507	0.3609%
1936	68	3,336	0.3463%
1937	85	2,877	0.292%
1938	87	2,837	0.2771%
1939	98	2,558	0.2515%
1940	99	2,493	0.2345%
1941	117	2,222	0.1974%
1942	119	2,282	0.1807%
1943	140	1,930	0.1478%
1944	149	1,629	0.1314%
1945	143	1,621	0.1329%
1946	148	1,812	0.1228%
1947	146	1,992	0.1193%
1948	157	1,821	0.1141%
1949	161	1,771	0.1101%
1950	158	1,792	0.1113%
1951	169	1,798	0.106%
1952	168	1,846	0.1058%
1953	167	1,919	0.1084%
1954	149	2,445	0.1338%
1955	143	2,545	0.1384%
1956	149	2,532	0.1341%
1957	149	2,571	0.1336%
1958	164	2,329	0.1232%
1959	166	2,304	0.1213%
1960	174	2,268	0.1197%
1961	186	2,040	0.1081%
1962	188	1,955	0.1065%
1963	199	1,791	0.0998%
1964	194	1,866	0.106%
1965	198	1,647	0.1007%
1966	183	1,759	0.1127%
1967	188	1,647	0.1085%
1968	213	1,398	0.0931%
1969	222	1,331	0.0864%
1970	238	1,282	0.0806%
1971	259	1,110	0.0739%
1972	276	902	0.0662%
1973	270	885	0.0683%
1974	264	931	0.0716%
1975	259	907	0.0706%
1976	240	952	0.0739%
1977	256	940	0.0697%
1978	227	1,051	0.0782%
1979	221	1,155	0.0819%
1980	212	1,206	0.0825%
1981	205	1,266	0.0861%
1982	177	1,529	0.1023%
1983	185	1,448	0.0981%
1984	184	1,470	0.0988%
1985	187	1,424	0.0938%
1986	179	1,470	0.0974%
1987	185	1,463	0.0959%
1988	180	1,538	0.0987%
1989	170	1,661	0.1029%
1990	160	1,789	0.1079%
1991	170	1,737	0.1066%
1992	175	1,728	0.1083%
1993	159	1,934	0.1241%
1994	162	1,916	0.1248%
1995	167	1,750	0.1161%
1996	163	1,905	0.1272%
1997	156	1,984	0.1341%
1998	145	2,189	0.1463%
1999	133	2,455	0.1639%
2000	115	2,866	0.1876%
2001	111	2,948	0.1957%
2002	100	3,301	0.2203%
2003	78	3,993	0.2625%
2004	80	3,891	0.2553%
2005	77	4,135	0.2704%
2006	69	4,644	0.2966%
2007	51	5,246	0.3325%
2008	44	5,435	0.3516%
2009	49	5,007	0.335%
2010	52	4,950	0.3435%
2011	43	5,210	0.3657%
2012	41	5,297	0.3717%
2013	33	5,593	0.3928%
2014	36	5,562	0.3818%
2015	37	5,601	0.3849%
2016	39	5,347	0.3709%
2017	46	4,808	0.3445%
2018	46	4,650	0.3385%
2019	49	4,430	0.3272%
2020	60	3,645	0.2864%
2021	60	3,426	0.2803%
2022	67	3,320	0.2517%

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Names Like Audrey

If you like Audrey, you’ll love these other names like Audrey.

What names are diminutives of Audrey?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Audrey sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Audrey, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Audi	Noble strength	English
Audie	Noble strength	English
Drea	Manly, virile	Greek

What names are variants of Audrey?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Audrey.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Audelia	Noble strength	English
Audene	Noble strength	English
Audessa	Noble strength	English
Audra	Noble strength	English
Audrea	Noble strength	English
Audree	Noble strength	English
Audreen	Noble strength	English
Audri	Noble strength	English
Audria	Noble strength	English
Audrie	Noble strength	English
Audrielle	Noble strength	English

Audrina	Noble strength	English
Audris	Lucky	German
Audry	Noble strength	English
Audrye	Noble strength	English

What names sound like Audrey?

If you like how Audrey sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Audrey.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Adare	Wealthy spear	German
Adoray	A gift; beloved; adored	Latin
Adore	A gift; beloved; adored	Latin
Adoree	A gift; beloved; adored	Latin
Adra	Virgin	Arabic
Adrah	Virgin; beauty; noble	Hebrew
Adrea	From Hadria	Latin
Adreea	From Hadria	Latin
Adria	From Hadria	Latin
Adrie	From Hadria	Latin
Aubree	Elf ruler	English

Aubrey	Elf ruler	English
Edrea	Wealthy, powerful	English
Eudore	Good gift	Greek

What names are similar to Audrey?

Find a name that’s like Audrey, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Anna	Gracious	Hebrew
Eleanor	Of unknown meaning	English
Elizabeth	God is my oath	Hebrew
Evelyn	Desired one	English
Katherine	Pure	Greek
Lillian	Lily flower	English
Sadie	Princess	Hebrew
Tessa	Harvest	Greek
Victoria	Victory	Latin
Violet	Violet flower	English

Lists With Audrey

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Siblings of Audrey

Mamas with kids named Audrey also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Michael	Who is Like God?	Hebrew
Megan	Pearl	Welsh

Rebecca	To join	Hebrew
Katherine	Pure	Greek
Samuel	Name of God	Hebrew
Rex	King	Latin
Elaina	Shining light	Greek
Breeanne	High, noble, exalted	Irish
Chase	Hunter	English
Samantha	Name of God	Hebrew
Morgan	Circling sea	Welsh
Quinn	Descendent of Conn	Irish
Henry	Home ruler	English
Juliet	Youthful and downy	English

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25 Comments

Jessica Jan 12 at 9:52 am

We wanted a classic and timeless name that was not too popular – and that’s exactly what we got! We love the name Audrey and so does our daughter.

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Yvonne Oct 16 at 12:06 pm

After my nana.

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Audrey Oct 13 at 7:49 pm

This is a okay name to name to child. Pls dont reply to me.

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Iracebeth.silver Jul 25 at 1:04 am

I love the name Audrey; it is old-fashioned and lovely. The meaning noble strength matches with what the world needs with women. My partner dead sister who died from a car crash was named Audrey, we thought it would be a lovely way to remember her if we named her Audrey. When I was younger, I sometimes imagined my name was Audrey Green. I love how there are many ways how to spell it also. We are spelling it the normal way. I’m pregnant with twins. One boy, one girl. The girl’s name is Audrey and the boy’s name is August because my partner’s dead sister was born in August.

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Annie May 2 at 10:04 am

Audrey Hepburn

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Lauren Mar 23 at 10:54 am

We wanted a classic, traditional name & my husband I both loved Audrey. We also wanted a name that works with Louise – her middle name.

I like it because it’s a classic name but it’s not so popular that there will be a bunch of other Audrey’s her age.

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Kelly Jul 25 at 1:24 pm

Audrey is a beautiful name that is classic, yet not overused. Works for all stages of life. Sounds pretty for a baby as well as an adult.

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Nicole May 27 at 10:13 am

We chose Audrey because it means “noble strength.” With the way our world is going, we wanted to speak a name over our daughter that would encourage her to be the kind of woman that this world needs. Her middle name is Ruth (same as mine) which means “friend.” If Audrey is a noble, strong friend, then she will be a blessing to and light in this world.

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Kristin Jan 29 at 9:06 am

We fell in love with the name because of Audrey Hepburn! Her first birthday theme was even breakfast at Tiffany’s themed

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Daniela Jan 23 at 2:07 am

The inspiration for Audrey came from Audrey Hepburn. She’s was such a classy lady, who, besides her well known acting career, went on to become an inspirational humanitarian around the world. I want my daughter to look up to the powerful, independent women in this world, and know that anything is possible in this life!

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C. Renee Jan 9 at 6:30 pm

It is one of just a few names me and my partner agreed on. It went with the middle name we chose better then the others.

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Ashley Nov 18 at 9:39 am

She has life out in the NICU. Her name means noble strength. Our last name is Strong. Lots of strength in her name.

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Tori May 31 at 2:07 am

Audrey is named after my husbands late grandmother. It also means “Nobel strength”

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- Audrey Mar 30 at 9:04 pm
  
  My name is Audrey and I love my name.
  
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Leah Jan 18 at 9:46 am

Audrey is her great grandmother’s name that unfortunately she won’t get to meet, but is still very alive thru the family! I love the old school sound to it, and it’s not so common now. I love the rare, older unique names!

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Katalina Valadez Dec 11 at 3:48 pm

I think this will help more students with there stories to find beautiful names.

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Crystal Oct 12 at 3:06 am

My husband and I chose Audrey because we loved the classic nature of the name. It isn’t as common of name, beautiful and simple. I love that it can grow with baby and still be different.

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Lisa Jul 12 at 10:25 am

Audrey was my maternal grandmother’s name and although she passed when I was young she has always been my female role model that embodied the symbol of beauty, grace, intelligence, and strength. I remember being in awe of how naturally and respectfully she interacts with the world around her. Raising a daughter is a daunting task and I knew I wanted to start her off on the right foot with my favorite name and to me that name means all of the above and more.

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Marta Apr 3 at 2:05 pm

I just love how traditional it is.

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Shawnna Jul 15 at 12:41 am

I just love the name. Audrey meaning Noble strength is absolutely beautiful

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Chella Jun 8 at 10:56 am

I had a couple of names picked out but i couldnt decide s? when i seen my baby i knew her name was gonna be Audrey???

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Todd Apr 23 at 1:07 pm

We named Audrey after my Grandma. Audrey’s middle name Rose came from Audrey’s grandma Rosa.

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Rashell Apr 14 at 4:37 am

I chose this name because its old, classic and not very popular now. After a toss up between this and Aubrey, I quickly settled after discovering it’s meaning-Noble strength, overcomer of many Difficulties! Wow!!! When life gets hard, I can look in my sweet girl’s eyes and be reminded, ‘Hang in there. You’re stronger than you think. You’ve got this Mama.”

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Hope Apr 13 at 9:45 pm

It’s a beautiful classic name. We also didn’t know if she’d come out looking more Mexican it white haha. She came out looking like a white Girl so Audrey fit her well! We also like how it sounds w her older brothers name: Rex & Audrey!

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Karen Henshaw Apr 13 at 1:12 pm

Audrey Rose was named for my paternal grandmother, Audrey Edythe Love Hoferer, and the Rose was chosen to honor our heavenly Rose, Our Mother, Mary.

Audrey is a strong and classic name.

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