Audrey
Fewer than 150 people in Poland carry it, so most here have never met an Audrey. A Germanic name at root, meaning "noble strength".
Audrey Pronunciation
Audrey is pronounced ah-ood-RE-ih (/audˈrɛɨ/).
What Audrey means
Where Audrey comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Audrey comes from the Old English name Æthelthryth, formed from æthel, "noble," and þryð, "strength." Germanic roots. The two parts give the meaning it still holds in Polish, szlachetna siła.
The first well-known bearer was Saint Æthelthryth of Ely, a 7th-century abbess. English speakers wore the long name down, first to Etheldreda, then to Audrey. At the fairs held on her feast day, sellers hawked cheap lace as "St. Audrey's lace." That slurred phrase handed English a new word, "tawdry," for anything gaudy and low. A name meaning noble strength became the root of a word for junk.
Audrey stayed quiet and English for a long time. Audrey Hepburn pulled it onto screens worldwide in the 1950s. In Poland it lands as a borrowed name, rare on a class register, better known from film than from any local saint. Its sense held firm while its spelling wandered: noble strength, æthel and þryð.
How many people are named Audrey
1 in 173414 women in Poland is named Audrey. 135 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2843 among female names.
Audrey's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where parents choose Audrey
Audrey is most popular in Lesser Poland, 852% above the national average (2 girls born 2019–2025).
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Lesser Poland
+852%1 in 113,458 babies
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Lesser Poland+852% 2 born1 in 113,458 babies+852%
Audrey as a middle name
Audrey is a first name for 135 women in Poland and a middle name for another 79, a 63/37 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 741st, between Sylwina (80) and Belén (79).
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#739 Nikoleta80
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#740 Sylwina80
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#741 Audrey79
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#742 Belén79
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#743 Deborah79