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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Audie with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Audie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,281 people with the first name Audie, which placed it at #5,289 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
#5,289
National first-name rank
People counted
3.3K
3,281 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
71.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Audie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Audie is White at 71.4%. The next largest groups are Black (9.0%) and Hispanic (8.5%). 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 Audie 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 Audie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White71.4% · 2,342
- Black or African American9.0% · 295
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 280
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.0% · 165
- Two or more races4.1% · 133
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 66
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)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Audie leans strongly male. 2,658 people counted with this name were male (81.1%), compared with 620 female bearers (18.9%).
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
How many people share a full name with Audie 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
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.
How common was Audie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,281 people with the name Audie, or 1.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,289 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 Audie 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 Audie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Audie leans strongly male. 2,658 people counted with this name were male (81.1%), compared with 620 female bearers (18.9%). 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 Audie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Audie is White at 71.4%. The next largest groups are Black (9.0%) and Hispanic (8.5%). 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 Audie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Audie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 71.4% (2,342 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 Audie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Audie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Audie 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 Audie 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 have Audie as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.