Auberon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AW-beh-ron
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Auberon is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “elf ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Auberon mean?
Germanic: French form of Germanic Alberich, via Oberon
“elf ruler”
The older French form of Oberon, king of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Is Auberon a girl's or a boy's name?
Auberon is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Auberon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Auberon, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1996, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Auberon than any year since 2018.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Auberon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
Nicknames for Auberon
- Bron 8 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Auberon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Austin, Albie, Albert, Henry, Zachary, Adrian, Grayson, Harrison, Mason, Jaxon, Hudson, Edward
Names related to Auberon
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Auberon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/auberon, updated 20 October 2026.