Audrey vs Crystal
Audrey and Crystalcompared 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 Crystal #1353 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Audrey was ranked #856 and Crystal #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Crystal over time
Audrey and Crystal appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Crystal changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1981 and 2023, ending at #856 and #856.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Audrey #78 in 1981, Crystal #280 in 1982.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Audrey held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Crystal in 18.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Crystal #218 in 2007.
The order changed in 2014: Audrey moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #437 and #358; by 2014 that had become #386 and #427.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Crystal #1353.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1981–2023
Audrey held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Crystal in 3.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #78 in 1981, Crystal #280 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Audrey #856, Crystal #856.
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 | Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1353 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey and Crystal 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
Crystal
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1982–2000
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in New Zealand, in 1983 (recorded 1982–2000).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls