Audrey vs Bernice
Audrey and Bernicecompared 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, Audrey was ranked #355 and Bernice #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Audrey was ranked #532 and Bernice #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Bernice over time
Audrey and Bernice appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bernice 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.
Bernice 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Audrey and Bernice were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 2015, ending at #532 and #896.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Audrey #44 in 1967, Bernice #236 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–2015
Audrey held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Bernice in 0.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Bernice #236 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Audrey #532, Bernice #896.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Audrey held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Bernice in 2.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Bernice #1074 in 1997.
The order changed in 1999: Audrey moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #1319 and #1319; by 1999 that had become #1317 and #1557.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Bernice #4192.
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 | Audrey | Bernice |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Bernice.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Bernice
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 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 recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls