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Audrey vs Roya

Audrey and Royacompared 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 Roya #1406 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Audrey was ranked #532 and Roya #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Audrey and Roya over time

Audrey and Roya appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roya 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.

Audrey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roya 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19962024

    Audrey held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Roya in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Roya #1406 in 2024.

    The order changed in 1997: Audrey moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #2683 and #2096; by 1997 that had become #1666 and #3824.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Roya #1406.

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, Roya
FieldAudreyRoya
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
Syllables21
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 #1406 (2024)
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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Roya.
  • 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 #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Roya

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1406 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls