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Audrey vs Elisha

Audrey and Elishacompared 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 Elisha #1603 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Audrey was ranked #856 and Elisha #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Audrey and Elisha over time

Audrey and Elisha appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 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 Elisha changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1977 and 2023, ending at #856 and #856.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Audrey and Elisha were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 38 years, from 1977 to 2023, ending at #856 and #856.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls38 shared years, 19772023

    Audrey held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Elisha in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #64 in 1977, Elisha #173 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Audrey #856, Elisha #856.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Audrey held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Elisha in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Elisha #132 in 2000.

    The order changed in 2013: Audrey moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #499 and #454; by 2013 that had become #437 and #505.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Elisha #1603.

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, Elisha
FieldAudreyElisha
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1322 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Elisha.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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

Elisha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1977

    First recorded at #518 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #132 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1603 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls