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Aubrey

Aubrey: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“elf ruler”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
AW-bree · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (81% of all uses)

From the Norman French form of a Germanic name, ultimately related to Alberich. Aubrey was historically masculine before becoming widely used for girls in English.

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How popular is Aubrey?

2024692 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Aubrey in 20242,303

2024 rank#130 girls

Peak year2012

Total US babies since 1880162,498

Aubrey is fading: recent use is about 47% of its level ten years before.

Names like Aubrey

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Aubreeelf ruler · English
  • Aubrieelf ruler · Germanic
  • Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
  • Ameliawork · Germanic
  • Ellaall, completely · Germanic
  • Alicenoble type · Germanic
  • Adelinenoble · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic

Aubrey questions

What does the name Aubrey mean?

Aubrey means "elf ruler". It comes from Germanic. From the Norman French form of a Germanic name, ultimately related to Alberich. Aubrey was historically masculine before becoming widely used for girls in English.

Is Aubrey a boy or girl name?

Aubrey is mainly a girl's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Aubrey?

2,303 US babies were named Aubrey in 2024. Its peak year was 2012.

How do you pronounce Aubrey?

Aubrey is usually pronounced AW-bree.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.