Audrey vs Darina
Audrey and Darinacompared 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 Darina #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Audrey was ranked #471 and Darina #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Darina over time
Audrey and Darina appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Darina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Darina 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Audrey rose about as far as Darina fell — from #1313 and #3912 in 2000 to #355 and #5891 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Audrey and Darina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 37 years, from 1964 to 2017, ending at #471 and #873.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Audrey #294 in 2019, Darina #2187 in 2018.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1964–2017
Audrey held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Darina in 1.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Darina #174 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Audrey #471, Darina #873.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 2000–2024
Audrey held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Darina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Darina #2187 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Darina #5891.
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 | Darina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Darina.
- 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
Darina
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #245 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 recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #174 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls