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Angela vs Audrey

Angela 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, Angela was ranked #1198 and Audrey #355 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Angela was ranked #608 and Audrey #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Angela and Audrey over time

Angela and Audrey appear together in 2 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Audrey in 0.

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.

Angela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Audrey 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Angela and Audrey changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #608 and #885.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Angela and Audrey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 56 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #608 and #885.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Angela #21 in 1965, Audrey #44 in 1967.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 1964–2025

    Angela held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Audrey in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #21 in 1965, Audrey #44 in 1967.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #608, Audrey #885.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Angela held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Audrey in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Audrey #294 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2011: Audrey moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #485 and #655; by 2011 that had become #515 and #468.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Angela #1198, 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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Angela

Pairs where Angela shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Audrey

Pairs where Audrey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Angela, Audrey
FieldAngelaAudrey
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Angela

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1998

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · 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