Audie
A feminine diminutive of Audrey, derived from the Old English name Aetheldry.
Name Census estimates that about 3,681 living Americans carry the first name Audie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 64.6% of registrations being male. The average person named Audie today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Audie births was 1956 (278 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Audie. 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.
Key insights
- • Audie was once a predominantly female name but has become increasingly popular for boys in recent decades.
- • Audie sits in rare territory as a truly gender-neutral name, given to boys and girls in near-equal numbers.
People living today
3.7K
~ 1 in 93,114 Americans
Peak year
1956
278 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,872
Tracked since 1881
Gender
Gender distribution for Audie
Audie is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 6,814 total registrations, 4,400 (64.6%) were male and 2,414 (35.4%) were female.
Audie as a male name
- Ranked #2,872 in 2024
- 44 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1956 (261 births)
Audie as a female name
- Ranked #5,798 in 2024
- 21 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1916 (81 births)
Popularity
Audie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Audie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 1,291 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Audie 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 Audie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Audies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. Texas, Alabama, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Audie, while Montana, Iowa, Arizona recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 86 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Audie
The given name Audie is a modern English name that emerged in the early 20th century. It is likely a diminutive or shortened form of the longer name Audrey, which has origins tracing back to the Anglo-Saxon era. Audrey itself is derived from the Old English words "aud" meaning "wealth" and "ric" meaning "power" or "rule."
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Audie can be found in the United States, where it gained popularity after World War II. This was likely due to the fame of decorated war hero Audie Murphy (1925-1971), who became one of the most celebrated American soldiers of the war, receiving numerous medals for his bravery and actions. He later went on to become an actor and appeared in over 40 films.
Another notable bearer of the name was Audie Leon Murphy (1933-1971), an American convicted murderer from Texas who was executed by electric chair in 1971 for his role in the infamous "Candy Man" killings. Despite sharing the same name as the war hero, the two were not related.
In the realm of sports, Audie Norris (1934-2019) was an American baseball player who played outfielder for several Major League Baseball teams in the 1960s, including the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators.
Audie Cole (born 1989) is a contemporary American football linebacker who played for several teams in the National Football League, including the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars.
While relatively rare, the name Audie has also been used as a feminine given name, as in the case of Audie England (born 1958), an American actress and singer known for her roles in television shows such as The Texas Wheelers and The Dukes of Hazzard.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Audie
People
Audie + last name combinations
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Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Audie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Audie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,681 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Audie 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 93,114 US residents.
Is Audie a common name?
We classify Audie as "Rare". It ranks above 95.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6,814 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Audie most popular?
The single biggest year for Audie was 1956, when 278 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Audie is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Audie a male name?
Yes, 64.6% of people registered as Audie in the SSA data are male. 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.
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.