Audrey vs Jenna
Audrey and Jennacompared 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 Jenna #1302 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Audrey was ranked #541 and Jenna #638 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Audrey was ranked #885 and Jenna #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Jenna over time
Audrey and Jenna appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Jenna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Audrey in 0.
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 Jenna changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1979 and 2025, ending at #885 and #885.
- Longest-running competitions
Audrey and Jenna were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 38 years, from 1979 to 2025, ending at #885 and #885.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls38 shared years, 1979–2025
Audrey held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jenna in 22.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #68 in 1979, Jenna #107 in 1984.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #885, Jenna #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Audrey held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jenna in 18.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Jenna #148 in 1997.
The order changed in 2014: Audrey moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #437 and #421; by 2014 that had become #386 and #508.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Jenna #1302.
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
| Field | Audrey | Jenna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey and Jenna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Audrey
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Jenna
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2004
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in New Zealand, in 1985 (recorded 1983–2004).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls