Audrie
A feminine name of English origin, a diminutive form of Audrey meaning "noble strength".
Name Census estimates that about 3,210 living Americans carry the first name Audrie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Audrie today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Audrie births was 2011 (143 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Audrie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Audrie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.2K
~ 1 in 106,777 Americans
Peak year
2011
143 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
1926 SSA rank
#3,886
Tracked since 1902
Census
Audrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,988 people with the first name Audrie, which placed it at #5,657 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,657
National first-name rank
People counted
3.0K
2,988 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Audrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Audrie is White at 65.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.0%) and Black (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Audrie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Audrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.5% · 1,956
- Hispanic or Latino21.0% · 626
- Black or African American5.8% · 172
- Two or more races4.1% · 123
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 79
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 32
Gender
Gender distribution for Audrie
Out of the 4,080 babies given the name Audrie since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Audrie as a male name
- Ranked #4,247 in 1926
- 5 male births in 1926
- Peak: 1926 (5 births)
Audrie as a female name
- Ranked #3,886 in 2024
- 38 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (143 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Audrie appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,989 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Audrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Audrie from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,017 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Audrie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Audrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Audries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 23 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Audrie, while Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Kentucky recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 52 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Audrie
The name Audrie has its origins in the Old English language, derived from the Germanic root word "aud," which means "wealth" or "fortune." It was a popular name among the Anglo-Saxons in the early medieval period, particularly in the regions of present-day England and parts of northern Europe.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Audrie can be traced back to the 7th century, when it appeared in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a historical record of events in early medieval England. The name was often spelled as "Audree" or "Audrey" during that time.
In the 9th century, a notable figure named Audrie (also known as Audrey or Etheldreda) lived as an East Anglian princess and later became a Christian saint. She is remembered for founding the monastery of Ely in 673 AD and is the patron saint of Ely Cathedral.
Another historical figure bearing the name Audrie was Audrie of Normandy, a 10th-century noblewoman who married Richard I, Duke of Normandy, and became the Duchess of Normandy. Her influence and patronage of the arts and culture during her reign left a lasting impact on the region.
During the Middle Ages, the name Audrie gained popularity across Europe, particularly in England, France, and Germany. Notable individuals with this name from that period include Audrie of Louvain (1030-1094), a Countess of Brabant, and Audrie of Aquitaine (1092-1149), a Duchess of Aquitaine who became the Queen of France through her marriage to Louis VII.
In the 16th century, Audrie Howard (1513-1537) was a prominent figure at the court of King Henry VIII of England. She was a cousin of the famous Anne Boleyn and played a role in the royal court's intrigue and power struggles.
As the name continued to be used throughout the centuries, other notable individuals with the name Audrie include Audrie Lorde (1934-1992), an American writer and civil rights activist known for her works exploring intersections of race, gender, and sexuality, and Audrie Pitt (born 1987), a British actress and model.
People
Audrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Audrie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Audrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Audrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,210 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Audrie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 106,777 US residents.
Is Audrie a common name?
We classify Audrie as "Rare". It ranks above 95.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,080 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Audrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Audrie was 2011, when 143 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Audrie is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Audrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,988 people with the name Audrie, or 0.99 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,657 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Audrie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Audrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Audrie appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,989 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Audrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Audrie is White at 65.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (21.0%) and Black (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Audrie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Audrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.5% (1,956 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Audrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Audrie a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Audrie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Audrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Audrie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Audrie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Audrie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.