Girls' name · since 1881
Audrey
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 305,883 babies named Audrey, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #86 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 305,883
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
305,883 babies have been named Audrey since 1881, making it today's #86 girls' name.
Audrey has 305,883 recorded births among girls since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #86 as of the latest data, more common than 99.5% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #127 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #86 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 305,883 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Audrey ranks #127 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #86 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 305,883 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #127 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #86 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 305,883
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Audrey's 305,883 recorded births place it above 99.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Audrey compares
305,883 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Audrey's all-time total is 814x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Audrey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 305,883 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,613 | 21 | 19,840 |
Audrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Audrey's full recorded timeline at 1953, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 5,613 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Audrey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 5,613
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Audrey popularity over time - boys
2,929 total births recorded since 1894 (Audrey as boys' name)
Audrey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (51,616 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Audrey's strongest decade.
51,616 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Audrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 253
1880s
253 births
- 1890s 950
1890s
950 births
- 1900s 2,707
1900s
2,707 births
- 1910s 13,139
1910s
13,139 births
- 1920s
1920s
37,550 births
- 1930s
1930s
34,007 births
- 1940s 19,718
1940s
19,718 births
- 1950s
1950s
22,225 births
- 1960s 17,868
1960s
17,868 births
- 1970s 10,377
1970s
10,377 births
- 1980s 14,668
1980s
14,668 births
- 1990s 19,530
1990s
19,530 births
- 2000s
2000s
41,515 births
- 2010s
2010s
51,616 births
- 2020s 19,760
2020s
19,760 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51,616 births (17% of all-time use).
How Audrey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Audrey's total volume
Audrey by state
Where Audrey concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28,778 | 9.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 21,858 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 20,636 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 16,085 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 14,743 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 13,616 | 4.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 11,159 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 8,840 | 2.9% |
28,778 of 305,883 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Audrey appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Audrey's data
- Audrey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51,616 total births) through the 2020s (19,760) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Audreys (28,778 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Audrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Audrey 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.