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Audrey vs Vivienne

Audrey and Viviennecompared 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 2025, Audrey was ranked #885 and Vivienne #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #355 and Vivienne #395 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Audrey was ranked #541 and Vivienne #541 among girls in Scotland.

Audrey and Vivienne over time

Audrey and Vivienne appear together in 2 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Vivienne in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 Vivienne 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 Vivienne changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #355 and #395.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Audrey and Vivienne were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 56 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #885 and #304.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Audrey #294 in 2019, Vivienne #362 in 2019.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 19642025

    Audrey held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Vivienne in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Vivienne #137 in 1971.

    The order changed in 2009: Vivienne moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #469 and #597; by 2009 that had become #488 and #314.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #885, Vivienne #304.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Audrey held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Vivienne in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Vivienne #362 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2014: Audrey moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #437 and #437; by 2014 that had become #386 and #396.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Audrey #355, Vivienne #395.

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, Vivienne
FieldAudreyVivienne
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

Vivienne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1954

    First recorded at #77 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1963

    Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in New Zealand, in 1956 (recorded 1954–1963).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls