Unisex name · since 1885
Audie
4,431 babies named Audie in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,585 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,431
- born since 1885
- 1950s
- peak decade
Audie currently ranks #3585 among unisex names in America, with 4,431 babies recorded since 1885.
Social Security Administration records show Audie recorded 4,431 times among boys since 1885, holding rank #3585 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #1,931 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,585 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,431 born since 1885
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Audie ranks #1,931 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,585 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,431 born since 1885, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,931 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,585 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,431
- born since 1885
- 1950s
- peak decade
Audie's 4,431 recorded births place it above 95.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Audie compares
4,431 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Audie's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Audie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,431 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 261 | 34 | 22,252 |
Audie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Audie's full recorded timeline at 1960, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 261 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Audie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (1956)
- 261
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Audie popularity over time - girls
2,436 total births recorded since 1881 (Audie as girls' name)
Audie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (1,191 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Audie's strongest decade.
1,191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Audie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 36
1890s
36 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s 227
1910s
227 births
- 1920s 282
1920s
282 births
- 1930s 214
1930s
214 births
- 1940s 174
1940s
174 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,191 births
- 1960s
1960s
632 births
- 1970s 402
1970s
402 births
- 1980s 233
1980s
233 births
- 1990s 181
1990s
181 births
- 2000s 201
2000s
201 births
- 2010s 313
2010s
313 births
- 2020s 282
2020s
282 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 1,191 births (27% of all-time use).
How Audie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Audie's total volume
Audie by state
Where Audie concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 464 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 157 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 88 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 71 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 70 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 53 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 47 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 43 | 1.0% |
464 of 4,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Audie appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Audie's data
- Audie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (1,191 total births); usage has since declined to 282 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Audies (464 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Audie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~140 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Audie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.