Annie vs Audrey
Annie 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #11 and Audrey #337 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Annie was ranked #33 and Audrey #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #87 and Audrey #541 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Annie was ranked #115 and Audrey #355 among girls in England and Wales.
Annie and Audrey over time
Annie and Audrey appear together in 2 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Annie held the stronger position in more years in 1 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Annie and Audrey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 56 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #33 and #885.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 1964–2025
Annie held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Audrey in 28.
Highest recorded here: Annie #33 in 2025, Audrey #44 in 1967.
The order changed in 1992: Annie moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #250 and #193; by 1992 that had become #220 and #229.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Annie #33, Audrey #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Annie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Audrey in 0.
Highest recorded here: Annie #108 in 2016, Audrey #294 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Annie #115, 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 | Annie | Audrey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A diminutive of Anne, itself from the Hebrew root 'hanan' ('grace, favour') via Latin Anna. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | A diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin Anna | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.i/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #33 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annie has a recorded origin (A diminutive of Anne, tracing to the Hebrew root 'hanan' via Latin Anna); Audrey does not have one recorded yet.
- Annie and Audrey both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Annie; Audrey doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Annie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #180 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #214 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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