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Alice vs Audrey

Alice 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #76 and Audrey #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Audrey #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Audrey #355 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #57 and Audrey #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Audrey #541 among girls in Scotland.

Alice and Audrey over time

Alice and Audrey appear together in 3 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Audrey in 1.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Alice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Audrey in 1. 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Alice and Audrey changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #41 and #885.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Audrey rose about as far as Alice fell — from #25 and #2683 in 1996 to #49 and #355 in 2024.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alice and Audrey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 56 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #41 and #885.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 19642025

    Alice held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Audrey in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Audrey #44 in 1967.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Audrey #885.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Alice held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Audrey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Audrey #294 in 2019.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Audrey #355.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls18 shared years, 20082025

    Alice held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Audrey in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #37 in 2017, Audrey #19 in 2021.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #76, Audrey #34.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Alice, Audrey
FieldAliceAudrey
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Audrey.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Alice

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Audrey

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2008–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls