Aileen vs Audrey
Aileen 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aileen was ranked #2411 and Audrey #355 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aileen was ranked #718 and Audrey #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aileen and Audrey over time
Aileen and Audrey appear together in 2 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aileen and Audrey changed places 13 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #718 and #885.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Audrey rose about as far as Aileen fell — from #1434 and #2683 in 1996 to #2411 and #355 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Aileen and Audrey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 53 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #718 and #885.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls53 shared years, 1964–2025
Aileen held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Audrey in 24.
Highest recorded here: Aileen #81 in 1983, Audrey #44 in 1967.
The order changed in 2022: Aileen moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #661 and #661; by 2022 that had become #747 and #905.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aileen #718, Audrey #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aileen held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Audrey in 28.
Highest recorded here: Aileen #1434 in 1996, Audrey #294 in 2019.
The order changed in 1997: Audrey moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #1434 and #2683; by 1997 that had become #1802 and #1666.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aileen #2411, 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 | Aileen | 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, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (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
- Aileen and Audrey both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 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: #81 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 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