Given name & surname
Audie
“the last daughter born”·“of noble strength”·“noble”
Audie is a variant of Audi. One African interpretation is “the last daughter born.” In English use, Audie is a variant of Audey. One English interpretation is “of noble strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Audie is a variant of Audi. One African interpretation is “the last daughter born.” In English use, Audie is a variant of Audey. One English interpretation is “of noble strength.” In English use, Audie is a diminutive of Audrey. The Old English elements mean “noble” and “strength.” The later connection with tawdry concerns the name’s cultural history, not its original meaning.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Audie is a variant of Audi. An origin associated with Audi is African. In English use, Audie is a variant of Audey. An origin associated with Audey is English. In English use, Audie is a diminutive of Audrey. Audrey is an English development of the Old English feminine name Æðelþryð, also known in Latinized form as Etheldreda.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Audie is a diminutive of Audrey. In English use, Audie is a diminutive of Audrey. The shared background comes through Audrey: Audrey shortens Æðelþryð, built from æðel, “noble,” and þryð, “strength.” A separate word-history developed when Saint Audrey was divided differently in speech, producing tawdry for goods associated with fairs held in her name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Audie is a diminutive of Audrey. The history of Audrey gives this family its wider story. Saint Audrey, or Etheldreda, was widely venerated in the Middle Ages. Lace and other fairground goods associated with her name contributed to the word tawdry, an association that later affected the name’s reputation. Shakespeare used Audrey for Touchstone’s sweetheart in As You Like It.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Audie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,867
- 4,431 boys · 2,436 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 278 babies
- 2025
- 53
- #3,586 for boys · #5,580 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 66% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,586 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 261 in 1956. It also appeared in 22 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,278 as a first name in 2020; 127 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Audie’s family of names
In English usage, Audie is a diminutive of Audrey. Audie has a related form in Audi. In English usage, Audie has a related form in Audey.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Audie
- Audie MurphyAmerican soldier and actor (1925–1971)
- Audie NorrisAmerican basketball player-coachborn 1960
- Audie CornishAmerican journalistborn 1969
- Audie BockAmerican film scholar and politicianborn 1946
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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