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Audrey vs Gemma

Audrey and Gemmacompared 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 2010, Audrey was ranked #79 and Gemma #80 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #355 and Gemma #1541 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Audrey was ranked #885 and Gemma #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Audrey and Gemma over time

Audrey and Gemma appear together in 2 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Gemma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Audrey in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Audrey and Gemma were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 56 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #885 and #718.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 19642025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Gemma in 36.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Gemma #36 in 1992.

    The order changed in 2022: Gemma moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #661 and #883; by 2022 that had become #905 and #502.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #885, Gemma #718.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Audrey held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Gemma in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Gemma #50 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2011: Audrey moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #655 and #354; by 2011 that had become #468 and #480.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Gemma #1541.

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, Gemma
FieldAudreyGemma
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey and Gemma both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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

Gemma

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #149 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 recorded1982–2008

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1982–2008).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls