Aubrey
The Norman Alberi, from Germanic alb “elf” plus ric “ruler”; a man’s name for most of its history.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Aubrey appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 2006 to 2022. Its biggest year was 2012, when 8,061 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 15 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 146 for girls. The name has also seen real use for boys: 31,090 of the 164,605 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Aubree (49,614), Aubrie (15,233), Aubri (5,057), Aubry (4,631), Aubreigh (1,552), Aubrei (788) (total births since 1880)
Explore Aubrey interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | No. 1279 |
| 1890s | 19 | No. 1277 |
| 1900s | 74 | No. 1007 |
| 1910s | 177 | No. 1071 |
| 1920s | 277 | No. 1325 |
| 1930s | 174 | No. 1460 |
| 1940s | 112 | No. 2109 |
| 1950s | 92 | No. 2937 |
| 1960s | 115 | No. 2963 |
| 1970s | 2,055 | No. 437 |
| 1980s | 6,802 | No. 293 |
| 1990s | 10,906 | No. 243 |
| 2000s | 29,537 | No. 41 |
| 2010s | 65,935 | No. 15 |
| 2020s | 17,235 | No. 56 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.