U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Audrey?

Audrey was the #280 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Audrey

198,826

About 1 in 1,667 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#280

More common than 99.5% of listed first names

Peak year

2015

5,627 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

2,919

#218 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 1,667

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

0.4% male99.6% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic71.2%
Black, non-Hispanic10.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.67%
Asian / Pacific Islander4.43%
Two or more races4.35%
Hispanic or Latino9.11%

Reading the result

Audrey across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Audrey reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2015, with 5,627 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 2,919 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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