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Audrey vs Charleen

Audrey and Charleencompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 1996, Audrey was ranked #279 and Charleen #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2013, Audrey was ranked #437 and Charleen #5742 among girls in England and Wales.

Audrey and Charleen over time

Audrey and Charleen appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Charleen 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 19791996

    Audrey held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Charleen in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #68 in 1979, Charleen #420 in 1979.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1996: Audrey #279, Charleen #471.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Audrey, Charleen
FieldAudreyCharleen
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
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5742 (2013)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey and Charleen both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

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

Charleen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1979

    First recorded at #420 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1979–1996

    Highest recorded position: #420 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1979–1996).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2013

    Most recently recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013.

    England and Wales · Girls