Audrey vs Pauline
Audrey and Paulinecompared 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 Pauline #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Audrey was ranked #568 and Pauline #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Pauline over time
Audrey and Pauline appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pauline 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.
Pauline 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 Pauline changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2018, ending at #568 and #896.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 42 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Audrey and Pauline averaged 54.5 places apart, ending at #568 and #896.
- Longest-running competitions
Audrey and Pauline were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1964 to 2018, ending at #568 and #896.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1964–2018
Audrey held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Pauline in 12.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Pauline #12 in 1964.
The order changed in 2016: Audrey moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #695 and #695; by 2016 that had become #476 and #868.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Audrey #568, Pauline #896.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2025
Audrey held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Pauline in 4.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Pauline #1076 in 1998.
The order changed in 2004: Audrey moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1325 and #1269; by 2004 that had become #736 and #2802.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #312, Pauline #4201.
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 | Pauline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| 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, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Pauline.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, 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 #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Pauline
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #396 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls