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Aubrey

Gender
Mostly girls
Say it
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Origin
Germanic
UK rank, 2025
#199 for girls
US rank, 2025
#146 for girls

Aubrey is a name of Germanic origin, meaning “elf ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 199th for girls in the UK (274 babies) and 146th for girls in the US (2,003 babies).

What does Aubrey mean?

Germanic: from Alberich, via Norman French

“elf ruler”

Came to England with the Normans as a boys' name; Alberich is a dwarf king in Germanic legend.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Aubrey a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Aubrey has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 274 girls and 46 boys in the UK and 2,003 girls and 70 boys in the US.

How popular is Aubrey in the UK?

Rank in 2025
199th among girls
Babies in 2025
274 about 1 in 1,000 girls
Five-year trend
Rising up 26% in five years
Same name in a class
1.4% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 274 girls in the UK were named Aubrey, making it the 199th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 246th. 46 boys were also named Aubrey in 2025 (799th for boys).

2025 had the most girls named Aubrey of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Aubrey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 347 girls in the UK were given Aubrey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #182, up from #199 for this spelling alone.

In 2005, 9% of the babies named Aubrey in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 86%, with more girls than boys since 2012.

Among girls in 2025, it was 191st in England and Wales and 429th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 274 in 20252025
Aubrey in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025274#199
2024239#219
2023273#201
2022212#246
2021238#232
2020208#246
2019233#229
2018181#296
2017197#278
2016126#406
201591#519
201464#681
201341#967
201229#1,232
201111#2,393
20107#3,308
20096#3,603
20087#3,203
20073#5,415
20061#6,685
20051#6,340
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19980–
19970–
19961#5,054

How popular is Aubrey in the US?

Rank in 2025
146th among girls
Babies in 2025
2,003 about 1 in 800 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 50% in five years
Same name in a class
1.7% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 2,003 girls in the US were named Aubrey, making it the 146th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 56th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 8,061 girls. It first appears in the records in 1889. 70 boys were also named Aubrey in 2025 (2,091st for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 13 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Aubrey than any year since 2004.

Half of all the girls named Aubrey in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 2,924 girls in the US were given Aubrey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #111, up from #146 for this spelling alone.

In 1893, 16% of the babies named Aubrey in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 97%, with more girls than boys since 1974.

1889Busiest: 8,061 in 20122025
Aubrey in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20252,003#146
20242,217#132
20232,578#101
20222,999#81
20213,517#64
20203,921#56
20194,598#46
20185,209#37
20175,937#31
20166,552#25
20157,403#21
20147,635#21
20137,985#18
20128,061#15
20117,188#20
20105,367#45
20095,408#41
20085,570#42
20074,506#69
20063,660#93
20052,264#153
20041,816#190
20031,757#184
20021,641#196
20011,505#209
20001,410#223
19991,252#250
19981,252#243
19971,134#257
19961,094#258
19951,044#262
19941,104#251
19931,058#262
19921,108#252
1991924#301
1990936#298
1989793#322
1988838#293
1987821#294
1986721#335
1985770#314
1984623#367
1983591#377
1982638#363
1981527#416
1980480#446
1979471#437
1978389#497
1977335#538
1976263#603
1975229#666
1974185#757
1973142#882
197220#3,177
19719#5,541
197012#4,491
196917#3,317
196810#4,488
196718#2,963
196612#3,739
19658#4,830
19648#5,007
19637#5,295
19627#5,292
196115#3,317
196013#3,511
195913#3,435
195810#3,924
19578#4,535
195610#3,909
19557#4,739
195412#3,324
19530–
19529#3,795
195113#2,936
195010#3,422
19495#5,243
194810#3,349
194711#3,238
19469#3,429
194512#2,597
194412#2,624
194314#2,446
194216#2,213
19418#3,250
194015#2,108
193912#2,417
193812#2,447
193721#1,679
193613#2,262
193519#1,779
193417#1,913
193318#1,835
193219#1,816
193115#2,104
193028#1,460
192928#1,446
192827#1,540
192728#1,558
192635#1,324
192527#1,608
192435#1,382
192324#1,736
192224#1,730
192130#1,514
192019#2,015
191922#1,745
191819#1,962
191725#1,507
191623#1,581
191517#1,882
191417#1,603
191313#1,670
191215#1,421
191117#1,071
19109#1,634
19090–
190811#1,261
19079#1,384
19065#1,951
19059#1,297
19049#1,250
19039#1,204
19026#1,593
190111#1,007
19005#1,931
18990–
18986#1,501
18970–
18960–
18957#1,299
18940–
18936#1,277
18920–
18910–
18900–
18895#1,278

Names like Aubrey

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Riley, Autumn, Avery, Eden, Amelie, Lainey, Athena, Alina, Myla, Miley, Willow, Paisley

Other spellings of Aubrey

Aubree, Aubrie, Aubri, Aubreigh, Aubrei, Aubry, Aubriee, Aubrii

Names related to Aubrey

Aubre

More Germanic names

Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles

Every Germanic name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Aubrey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/aubrey, updated 20 October 2026.