[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! Thank you so much for all your responses on my previous post.
I really like, if not love the name [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]. It’s such a classic and has this Old Hollywood feel which I adore.
I looked up it’s ranking and to my surprise, it’s pretty high up there - I expected it to be more in the first 500, not 100…
That’s why I would like to ask you if you think [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is a popular name? I would like a name that is considered a classic but not overused.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you know any Audreys? Is it as popular as the rankings say? I would love to know your opinion.
Thanks!
This is a bit difficult to answer because the SSA ranking (if that’s what you’re using) for the US is all babies born in the previous year so spread out so large a country, it’s likely to be more popular in certain areas.
For example, the top two girls’ names from last year (Olivia and Emma) I don’t know anyone who has named their child that. On the flipside, I know at least 5 baby Charlottes from the last 2 years alone and it’s #3. I also know a ton of Ellies (various longer names or just Ellie) and Graces, both as firsts and middles.
The most popular year for [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] according to SSA was 2013, so they’re about 10 now. However, it was still #67 in the US last year and could trend either way for this year’s stats published next year. It represents .187 of the baby girls born which IMO is a good portion, although I tend to like names out of the top 500.
So it sorta depends, I guess. Not sure if that helped.
I’ve only met one girl named [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] and possibly, but I’m not sure, older women. I don’t think it is extremely popular and seems more like the type of name that will always be well-known but not tied to a certain generation, although if I had to say one, I think it sounds more 1920s-50s, but not in an out of date way.
Also keep in mind that a lot of names could be ranked higher on a popularity chart but actually have less babies named that then in the past, because there are fewer babies with the same names now
The only [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] I know is about 40
i don’t know any who have been named in recent years, but i don’t really know anyone who has named or is naming a baby recently, so i wouldn’t know! it definitely doesn’t feel popular, and even if it was… it’s popular for a reason; it’s a gorgeous name!
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is so lovely! She’s one of my favorite names. I agree it would be worth looking up how high [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] ranks in your state. I am not bothered by her popularity, but I respect that that’s different for others! [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is a huge favorite of my own, and she’s been on my short list for years and years. I would love to have an [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] some day
I know/know of two Audreys - one is a little old lady in her nineties in my church, sassy and sweet in equal measure. She makes [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] even lovelier for me. The other [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] I’ve never met in real life, only know because her mom was a friend in elementary school. She’s about 6 I think. [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] has that beautiful old hollywood vibe, so timeless and sweet. I really love her. I sort of see her as the much improved version of [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] (ha, my name) - feminine, familiar, but also timeless and has nice ties but similar visual/audio aesthetic to A-----ey names like [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Adley[/name_u], etc.
But to put popularity in context, there were 3,329 Audreys born last year. Last year, there were also 13,187 school districts in operation. This means that on average, each public school district has a 1 in 4 chance of getting one [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] (I’m not great at statistics, but the odds of two Audreys in the same grade much less classroom is fairly low). She might see another [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] in another grade… but the most popular names are given to much less kids now than they were when we were growing up. These numbers are diluted even more by private schools (secular, Catholic, Christian-but-not-Catholic), charter schools, home schools, etc.! [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is a beautiful name, and I would not hesitate to use it. [name_m]Just[/name_m] because others love it doesn’t make it any less special or beautiful of a name!
Good luck!
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is a beautiful name. It’s not overly used.
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is beautiful, however in my area [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is pretty popular, I have known at least one (or more) baby Audreys born every year for the past 5ish years. So for me it is a little over done. But like what has been mentioned its very much an area by area thing.
I know one [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] - a friend of my daughter’s, so she would be 9 or 10.
Something to consider with [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is its similarity to [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], which is also up there in the popularity charts. [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] may be mistaken for [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], and having a soundalike can make a name seem more common than it it.
However, as others have said, [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is such a lovely and classic name with history behind it. I wouldn’t let its current popularity put you off using it if you love it.
I say this as the mum of an [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], who loves her name and finds it very exciting to meet other Eleanors! Kids see things differently to us and a more common name can be a good thing for them.
I only know three Audrey’s- two in my choir and in their mid teens, and one is my friends grandmother. I would see it as popular and familiar, but not trendy, if that makes sense.
I’m not sure I would consider it a classic as it gives me a more late 80s vibe, but I see how people would because of [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] Hepburn.
Cute name!
Where I am (UK), no, I wouldn’t say it’s popular - I’ve yet to meet one - so I’d say check the stats specifically for where you are, and ask people with young children around you, if they know any
This is from a UK perspective
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is gorgeous such a lovely glamorous name with an old school Hollywood feel. She’s a name that feels distinguished, romantic and classic. Also [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is rare an underrated gem ranked at 336 within the UK. The only [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] I know is in her mid twenties from San [name_m]Diego[/name_m] and happens to live in the UK. I do not know any kids named [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]. I know there is more love for [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] stateside which is lovely to see as the name is beautiful however being ranked around the 100 mark is not that popular nowadays. As I always say names really aren’t as popular as popularity charts Indicate. There is such a wide variety of names used nowadays that children rarely share their names with other children. Yes you’ll hear off other kids being called x within passing but it’s unlikely from my experience she’ll share her name with someone else within her class. For example [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is the most popular girl name in the UK and yes I do hear [name_f]Lily[/name_f] a lot but within my daughter’s nursery class her name [name_f]Lilia[/name_f] is the closest thing you get to the UK’s most popular girl name [name_f]Lily[/name_f]! I wouldn’t allow Audrey’s ‘popularity’ to discourage you. Also she’s a classic she’s always going to be popular/in usage like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] for example.
I’m not in the US, but I’m in an [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking country. I know of two Audrey’s, who are children/teens. To me, [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is familiar but I wouldn’t describe it as a popular name. It ranks 29th in my country and I certainly wouldn’t have expected that!
I used to have a roommate who’s name was [name_f]Audrina[/name_f].
I thought it was a cute play off the name [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]