Ailbhe vs Audrey
Ailbhe and Audreycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ailbhe was ranked #50 and Audrey #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #97 and Audrey #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #1819 and Audrey #355 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #790 and Audrey #541 among girls in Scotland.
Ailbhe and Audrey over time
Ailbhe and Audrey appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Audrey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ailbhe in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1991, Ailbhe moved ahead of Audrey in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #168 and #168 the year before became #143 and #193.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailbhe and Audrey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 53 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #50 and #885.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailbhe #1692 in 2021, Audrey #294 in 2019.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls53 shared years, 1964–2025
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Audrey in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #44 in 2023, Audrey #44 in 1967.
The order changed in 1991: Ailbhe moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #168 and #168; by 1991 that had become #143 and #193.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailbhe #50, Audrey #885.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Audrey in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #1692 in 2021, Audrey #294 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbhe #1819, Audrey #355.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Ailbhe | Audrey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #50 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailbhe and Audrey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ailbhe
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Audrey
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #85 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls