Audley — boys' name

What the Data Says About Audley

The Social Security Administration has registered 694 babies named Audley between 1891 and 1998, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Audley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Audley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Audley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Audley in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Audley in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 694 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.