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Audrey vs Lora

Audrey and Loracompared 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 2025, Audrey was ranked #312 and Lora #3333 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2016, Audrey was ranked #476 and Lora #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Audrey and Lora over time

Audrey and Lora appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lora 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.

Lora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Audrey rose about as far as Lora fell — from #2683 and #1755 in 1996 to #312 and #3333 in 2025.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Lora in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Lora #1543 in 1997.

    The order changed in 1998: Audrey moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1666 and #1543; by 1998 that had become #1319 and #3142.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #312, Lora #3333.

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, Lora
FieldAudreyLora
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
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey and Lora both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lora

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #467 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1982–2016

    Highest recorded position: #467 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1982 (recorded 1982–2016).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls