Audrey vs Dayna
Audrey and Daynacompared 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 2023, Audrey was ranked #350 and Dayna #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Audrey was ranked #661 and Dayna #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Dayna over time
Audrey and Dayna appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dayna 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 Dayna changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1987 and 2021, ending at #661 and #883.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2023
Audrey held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Dayna in 7.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Dayna #368 in 1996.
The order changed in 2004: Audrey moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1325 and #1325; by 2004 that had become #736 and #1252.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Audrey #350, Dayna #4709.
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1987–2021
Audrey held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Dayna in 8.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #116 in 1988, Dayna #192 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Audrey #661, Dayna #883.
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 | Dayna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) |
| 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 Dayna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Dayna
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #386 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1987–2021
Highest recorded position: #192 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1987–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls