Audrey: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “noble strength”
- Origin
- Old English
- Say it
- AW-dree · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From the Old English name Æðelþryð, composed of elements meaning 'noble' and 'strength.' The modern form developed through medieval contraction; Saint Audrey is the Anglicized name of the East Anglian saint Æthelthryth.
How popular is Audrey?
Babies named Audrey in 20242,993
2024 rank#82 girls
Peak year1928
Total US babies since 1880305,866
Audrey has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Audrey
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Audrey questions
What does the name Audrey mean?
Audrey means "noble strength". It comes from Old English. From the Old English name Æðelþryð, composed of elements meaning 'noble' and 'strength.' The modern form developed through medieval contraction; Saint Audrey is the Anglicized name of the East Anglian saint Æthelthryth.
Is Audrey a boy or girl name?
Audrey is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Audrey?
2,993 US babies were named Audrey in 2024. Its peak year was 1928.
How do you pronounce Audrey?
Audrey is usually pronounced AW-dree.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.