Andrea vs Bray
Andrea and Braycompared 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 2011, Andrea was ranked #610 and Bray #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Andrea was ranked #1859 and Bray #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Andrea and Bray over time
Andrea and Bray appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Andrea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bray in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Andrea and Bray changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2000 and 2024, ending at #1859 and #2671.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Andrea #1167 in 2000, Bray #1703 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 2000–2024
Andrea held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Bray in 4.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #1167 in 2000, Bray #1703 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrea #1859, Bray #2671.
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 | Andrea | Bray |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #98 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrea has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Bray.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Andrea
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Bray
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #1649 among boys in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1999–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys