Audrey vs Shaunagh
Audrey and Shaunaghcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1999, Audrey was ranked #392 and Shaunagh #392 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2003, Audrey was ranked #1325 and Shaunagh #3594 among girls in England and Wales.
Audrey and Shaunagh over time
Audrey and Shaunagh appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shaunagh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Audrey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Shaunagh 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
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1988–1999
Audrey held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Shaunagh in 2.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #116 in 1988, Shaunagh #220 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Audrey #392, Shaunagh #392.
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 | Shaunagh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #677 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 68/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey and Shaunagh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Shaunagh
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2004
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1992 (recorded 1988–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004.
Republic of Ireland · Girls