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Audrey vs Ellie

Audrey and Elliecompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Audrey was ranked #885 and Ellie #15 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #337 and Ellie #18 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Audrey was ranked #34 and Ellie #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #541 and Ellie #35 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #355 and Ellie #88 among girls in England and Wales.

Audrey and Ellie over time

Audrey and Ellie appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Ellie 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, Ellie 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 1998, Ellie moved ahead of Audrey in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #250 and #263 the year before became #345 and #185.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Audrey and Ellie changed places 5 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 2008 and 2025, ending at #34 and #32.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Audrey #19 in 2021, Ellie #25 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Audrey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ellie in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Ellie #2 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Ellie #88.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1987–2025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ellie in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #119 in 1987, Ellie #6 in 2023.

    The order changed in 1998: Ellie moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #250 and #263; by 1998 that had become #345 and #185.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #885, Ellie #15.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls18 shared years, 2008–2025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ellie in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #19 in 2021, Ellie #25 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #34, Ellie #32.

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 Ellie

Pairs where Ellie 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, Ellie
FieldAudreyEllie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA diminutive of several longer names, particularly Eleanor, Ellen and Elizabeth.
OriginNot yet recordedVarious, diminutive form
Pronunciation/ˈɛl.i/
Syllables22
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, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #15 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ellie has a recorded origin (Various, diminutive form); Audrey does not have one recorded yet.
  • Audrey and Ellie both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Ellie; Audrey doesn't have one written yet.
  • 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 #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Ellie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1987

    First recorded at #488 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls