Audry
A feminine name of Old English origin meaning "noble strength".
Name Census estimates that about 2,248 living Americans carry the first name Audry. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 89.0% of registrations being female. The average person named Audry today is around 45 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Audry births was 1928 (105 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Audry. 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.
People living today
2.2K
~ 1 in 152,471 Americans
Peak year
1928
105 babies that year
Average age
45
years old
1993 SSA rank
#8,792
Tracked since 1893
Census
Audry in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,175 people with the first name Audry, which placed it at #5,420 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
#5,420
National first-name rank
People counted
3.2K
3,175 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
61.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Audry
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Audry is White at 61.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.3%) and Black (11.4%). 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 Audry 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 Audry at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White61.0% · 1,938
- Hispanic or Latino20.3% · 644
- Black or African American11.4% · 363
- Two or more races3.8% · 121
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 79
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 30
Gender
Gender distribution for Audry
Audry leans heavily female at 89.0% of total registrations, but 496 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Audry as a male name
- Ranked #8,792 in 1993
- 5 male births in 1993
- Peak: 1921 (25 births)
Audry as a female name
- Ranked #9,607 in 2024
- 10 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1928 (88 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Audry leans strongly female. 2,997 people counted with this name were female (94.3%), compared with 182 male bearers (5.7%).
Popularity
Audry: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Audry from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 825 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Audry 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 Audry during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Audrys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 17 states and territories. Texas, Louisiana, California recorded the most babies named Audry, while Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 57 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Audry
Audry is an English given name derived from the Old English word "ead," meaning "prosperous" or "rich," and "ric," meaning "ruler" or "powerful." The name was originally spelled "Eadric" and was a common name among the Anglo-Saxons in England during the medieval period.
The earliest recorded use of the name Audry dates back to the 9th century, when it appeared in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals recording the history of the Anglo-Saxons. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Eadric Streona, an influential ealdorman (nobleman) in England during the 11th century.
In the 12th century, the name Audry was mentioned in the "Historia Regum Britanniae" (History of the Kings of Britain) by Geoffrey of Monmouth, a Welsh cleric and one of the most influential writers of the Middle Ages. The book, which contains legends and stories about the British kings, including King Arthur, helped to popularize the name among the nobility and upper classes.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Audry. One of the most famous was Audry de Vere (1110-1194), a powerful English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry II. Another notable Audry was Audry of Auxerre (609-690 AD), a Frankish abbot and saint who founded the Abbey of Saint-Germain in Auxerre, France.
In the 13th century, Audry de Columbiers (1230-1299) was a French knight and crusader who participated in the Seventh and Eighth Crusades. Audry de Luzarches (1275-1345) was a French architect and master mason who worked on the construction of several Gothic cathedrals, including Notre-Dame de Paris.
In more recent times, Audry Hepburn (1929-1993) was a renowned British actress and humanitarian, best known for her roles in films such as "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Roman Holiday." She was a style icon and a dedicated philanthropist who worked with UNICEF to promote children's rights and humanitarian causes.
People
Audry + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Audry 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
Audry: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Audry?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,248 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Audry 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 152,471 US residents.
Is Audry a common name?
We classify Audry as "Rare". It ranks above 94.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,525 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Audry most popular?
The single biggest year for Audry was 1928, when 105 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Audry is about 45 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Audry in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,175 people with the name Audry, or 1.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,420 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 Audry 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 Audry?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Audry leans strongly female. 2,997 people counted with this name were female (94.3%), compared with 182 male bearers (5.7%). 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 Audry?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Audry is White at 61.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.3%) and Black (11.4%). 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 Audry most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Audry in the 2020 Census, accounting for 61.0% (1,938 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 Audry in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Audry a female name?
Yes, 89.0% of people registered as Audry 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 Audry still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Audry 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 Audry 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 the name Audry?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Audry, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.