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Audrey vs Eleanor

Audrey and Eleanorcompared 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 2025, Audrey was ranked #34 and Eleanor #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Audrey was ranked #312 and Eleanor #56 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Audrey was ranked #885 and Eleanor #106 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #541 and Eleanor #113 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #337 and Eleanor #150 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Audrey and Eleanor over time

Audrey and Eleanor appear together in 3 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Eleanor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Audrey in 1.

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, Eleanor in 1. 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1989, Eleanor moved ahead of Audrey in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #116 and #162 the year before became #152 and #141.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Audrey and Eleanor were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #312 and #56.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Audrey #44 in 1967, Eleanor #93 in 1968.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 1964–2025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Eleanor in 31.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Eleanor #93 in 1968.

    The order changed in 1989: Eleanor moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #116 and #162; by 1989 that had become #152 and #141.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #885, Eleanor #106.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Eleanor in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Eleanor #18 in 1999.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #312, Eleanor #56.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls12 shared years, 2014–2025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Eleanor in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #19 in 2021, Eleanor #31 in 2025.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #34, Eleanor #31.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Audrey

Pairs where Audrey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Eleanor

Pairs where Eleanor shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Audrey, Eleanor
FieldAudreyEleanor
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables23
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)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #31 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Eleanor.
  • 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 #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Eleanor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #98 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 recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #56 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls