girls' name ★ peaked 1967

Audra

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #2,003 Trend ↓ Falling 28%

Audra is an English feminine given name, a modern variant of the name Audrey, which evolved from the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, which was derived from æðel, meaning…

Rank 2025
#2,003
among girls · ↓75 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
95
named Audra · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,919
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1967
1,158 babies
All-time total
25,783
#910 all-time among girls
First recorded
1887
in Social Security records

Audra popularity over time

25,783 babies have been named Audra since 1887, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 22 – 22 2 – #798
1890s 180 – 180 18 +718% #616
1900s 321 – 321 32 +78% #523
1910s 825 57 882 88 +175% #547
1920s 886 51 937 94 +6% #695
1930s 555 28 583 58 -38% #780
1940s 301 5 306 31 -48% #1,273
1950s 230 – 230 23 -25% #1,704
1960s 4,076 16 4,092 409 +1679% #246
1970s 6,155 26 6,181 618 +51% #299
1980s 5,044 10 5,054 505 -18% #356
1990s 2,595 – 2,595 260 -49% #643
2000s 1,921 – 1,921 192 -26% #984
2010s 1,796 – 1,796 180 -7% #1,101
2020s (to 2025) 683 – 683 114 -37% #1,487

Where Audra is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 89 0.06 outside top 500
2027 85 0.05 outside top 500
2028 81 0.05 outside top 500
2029 78 0.05 outside top 500
2030 76 0.05 outside top 500

Where Audra is most popular

Girls named Audra per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.068 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Minnesota, and Ohio.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Audra born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 5 0.191 +180%
Minnesota 20 0.185 +172%
Ohio 31 0.131 +92%
Michigan 23 0.126 +86%
Virginia 15 0.088 +29%
Kansas 5 0.087 +27%
Wisconsin 8 0.078 +14%
Washington 11 0.076 +12%
Illinois 17 0.074 +9%
Florida 21 0.049 -28%
Texas 38 0.047 -31%
California 38 0.045 -34%
Missouri 5 0.041 -39%
Indiana 5 0.036 -48%
Georgia 6 0.026 -61%
New York 10 0.025 -63%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -68%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -69%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Audra

Audra is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,003 in 2025 with 95 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1887, 25,783 American babies have been named Audra. Its peak came in 1967, when 1,158 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Audra stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Audra?

The median living Audra is about 44 years old; half are between 31 and 54. An estimated 22 thousand people named Audra are alive in the United States today.

median 44 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Audra year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 95 #2,003 – –
2024 103 #1,928 – –
2023 108 #1,853 – –
2022 103 #1,932 – –
2021 143 #1,487 – –
2020 131 #1,593 – –
2019 140 #1,541 – –
2018 171 #1,326 – –
2017 175 #1,331 – –
2016 175 #1,354 – –
2015 193 #1,264 – –
2014 232 #1,101 – –
2013 190 #1,254 – –
2012 184 #1,291 – –
2011 173 #1,338 – –
2010 163 #1,406 – –
2009 169 #1,398 – –
2008 191 #1,300 – –
2007 192 #1,279 – –
2006 175 #1,331 – –
2005 187 #1,217 – –
2004 199 #1,146 – –
2003 201 #1,094 – –
2002 178 #1,157 – –
2001 218 #984 – –
2000 211 #1,003 – –
1995 231 #845 – –
1990 320 #671 – –
1985 480 #453 – –
1980 514 #423 – –
1975 509 #400 6 #4,841
1970 860 #317 – –
1965 90 #1,109 – –
1960 22 #2,576 – –
1955 22 #2,341 – –
1950 18 #2,347 – –
1945 26 #1,624 – –
1940 31 #1,350 – –
1935 54 #946 5 #3,678
1930 81 #780 5 #4,038
1925 88 #787 8 #3,171
1920 107 #703 10 #2,781
1915 89 #706 18 #1,665
1910 43 #644 – –
1905 22 #779 – –
1900 25 #727 – –
1895 21 #687 – –
1890 11 #831 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Audra

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Audra McDonald Audra McDonald American actress and singer (born 1970) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Audra, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Audra?

The median living Audra is about 44 years old. Half of all living Audras are between 31 and 54 years old.

How many people named Audra are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Audra are alive in the United States, based on 25,783 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Audra mean?

Audra is an English feminine given name, a modern variant of the name Audrey, which evolved from the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, which was derived from æðel, meaning noble, and þryð, meaning strength.

How popular is the name Audra in 2025?

Audra ranked #2,003 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 95 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Audra?

25,783 babies have been named Audra in the United States since 1887, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Audra most popular?

Audra peaked in 1967, when 1,158 newborns received the name.

Is Audra a boy or girl name?

Audra is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Audra rising or falling?

Audra is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Audra become more popular?

Audra is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 76 girls named Audra in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Audra?

Well-known people named Audra include Audra McDonald (actor).

Names like Audra

Names that sound and feel close to Audra: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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