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Audrey vs Cleo

Audrey and Cleocompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2023, Audrey was ranked #33 and Cleo #87 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #355 and Cleo #129 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #541 and Cleo #230 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Audrey was ranked #885 and Cleo #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Audrey and Cleo over time

Audrey and Cleo appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Cleo 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.

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

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Audrey held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Cleo in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Cleo #129 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Cleo #129.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 19742025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Cleo in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #54 in 1974, Cleo #209 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2015: Cleo moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #494 and #661; by 2015 that had become #532 and #462.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #885, Cleo #273.

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, Cleo
FieldAudreyCleo
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Cleo.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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

Cleo

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2021–2023

    Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2021–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls