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Audrey vs Geraldine

Audrey and Geraldinecompared 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 Geraldine #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Audrey was ranked #661 and Geraldine #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Audrey and Geraldine over time

Audrey and Geraldine appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Geraldine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Audrey in none. 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Audrey and Geraldine changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2021, ending at #661 and #883.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Audrey and Geraldine were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 46 years, from 1964 to 2021, ending at #661 and #883.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Audrey #44 in 1967, Geraldine #7 in 1965.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 19642021

    Audrey held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Geraldine in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Geraldine #7 in 1965.

    The order changed in 2016: Audrey moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #768 and #768; by 2016 that had become #476 and #750.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Audrey #661, Geraldine #883.

  • England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 19962024

    Audrey held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Geraldine in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Geraldine #848 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2002: Audrey moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #1170 and #1170; by 2002 that had become #1372 and #2301.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Geraldine #5891.

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, Geraldine
FieldAudreyGeraldine
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables24
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 · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Geraldine.
  • 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

Geraldine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #9 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 recorded1964–2021

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls