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Audley
How to Pronounce Audley
Pronounced AWD-lee /ΛΙΛd.li/Medium
Meaning: Audley is an English place-name and surname, from a Staffordshire village, generally read as the clearing or meadow of a woman named Ealdgyth, or more loosely 'old meadow', with the Old English 'leah', a clearing. Carried as a surname and then a first name, it has an aristocratic English ring.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Audley began as an English place-name, most likely the clearing of a woman called Ealdgyth, and became a surname associated with old landed families. In the American fashion of borrowing surnames, it saw modest use as a masculine first name.
In United States records Audley was most common in the early twentieth century, then faded to rarity by its end. A man given it at its peak belongs to a great-grandfather's generation.
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What does the name Audley mean?
Audley is an English surname and place-name meaning 'Ealdgyth's clearing' or 'old meadow'.
How do you pronounce Audley?
It's said AWD-lee /ΛΙΛd.li/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Audley a boy or girl name?
Audley is used as a boy's name.
Is Audley a popular name?
No, it is a vintage rarity, most often heard in the early twentieth century.