Audrey vs Cathy
Audrey and Cathycompared 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 2016, Audrey was ranked #315 and Cathy #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Audrey was ranked #471 and Cathy #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Cathy over time
Audrey and Cathy appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cathy 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Audrey and Cathy changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2017, ending at #471 and #873.
- Longest-running competitions
Audrey and Cathy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1964 to 2017, ending at #471 and #873.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1964–2017
Audrey held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Cathy in 10.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Cathy #168 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Audrey #471, Cathy #873.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2016
Audrey held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Cathy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #315 in 2016, Cathy #1755 in 1996.
The order changed in 1997: Audrey moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #2683 and #1755; by 1997 that had become #1666 and #3174.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Audrey #315, Cathy #5785.
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 | Cathy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #873 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey and Cathy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Cathy
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1960–1965
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1965 (recorded 1960–1965).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls