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Audrey vs Shaheen

Audrey and Shaheencompared 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 2006, Audrey was ranked #665 and Shaheen #4157 among girls in England and Wales.

Audrey and Shaheen over time

Audrey and Shaheen appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shaheen 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.

Shaheen 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 19962006

    Audrey held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Shaheen in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #665 in 2006, Shaheen #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 #3848.

    Most recent shared year, 2006: Audrey #665, Shaheen #4157.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Audrey

Pairs where Audrey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Audrey, Shaheen
FieldAudreyShaheen
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
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
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1466 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey and Shaheen both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Shaheen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 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. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1466 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1466 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys