Audrey vs Sheila
Audrey and Sheilacompared 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 Sheila #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Audrey was ranked #905 and Sheila #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Sheila over time
Audrey and Sheila appear together in 2 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sheila 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.
Sheila 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 Sheila changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2022, ending at #905 and #905.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 48 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Audrey and Sheila averaged 45.5 places apart, ending at #905 and #905.
- Longest-running competitions
Audrey and Sheila were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 48 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #905 and #905.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls48 shared years, 1964–2022
Audrey held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Sheila in 8.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Sheila #37 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Audrey #905, Sheila #905.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Audrey held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Sheila in 2.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Sheila #1502 in 2006.
The order changed in 1998: Audrey moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1666 and #1543; by 1998 that had become #1319 and #1823.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Sheila #4192.
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 | Sheila |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey and Sheila both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Sheila
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #535 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls