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Audrey vs Therese

Audrey and Theresecompared 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 2023, Audrey was ranked #350 and Therese #4709 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

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

Audrey and Therese over time

Audrey and Therese appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Therese 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.

Therese 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 Therese changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2015, ending at #532 and #896.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 22 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Audrey rose about as far as Therese fell — from #2683 and #2096 in 1996 to #350 and #4709 in 2023.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Audrey and Therese were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1964 to 2015, ending at #532 and #896.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Audrey #44 in 1967, Therese #98 in 1965.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 19642015

    Audrey held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Therese in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Therese #98 in 1965.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Audrey #532, Therese #896.

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 19962023

    Audrey held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Therese in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #298 in 2015, Therese #2084 in 2005.

    The order changed in 1997: Audrey moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #2683 and #2096; by 1997 that had become #1666 and #3174.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Audrey #350, Therese #4709.

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, Therese
FieldAudreyTherese
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)Norway · Girls #487 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Audrey has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Therese.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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

Therese

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #487 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls