# Aubrey (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/aubrey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | Norman |
| Meaning | “elf”, “fairy”, “king”, “ruler”, “ruler of the world” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔːbɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Aubreigh, Awbrey |
| US babies named this | 164,605 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 31,090 / 133,515 (81% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,117, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, from Proto-Germanic *Albirīks, from *albiz (“elf, fairy”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”). Possibly influenced by Gaulish Albiorīx (literally "ruler of the world"). Cognates include German Alberich and Italian Alberico.

## What it means

Aubrey is grouped under king and world.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7,188 | 20 |
| 2012 | 8,061 | 15 |
| 2013 | 7,985 | 18 |
| 2014 | 7,635 | 21 |
| 2015 | 7,403 | 21 |
| 2016 | 6,552 | 25 |
| 2017 | 5,937 | 31 |
| 2018 | 5,209 | 37 |
| 2019 | 4,598 | 46 |
| 2020 | 3,921 | 56 |
| 2021 | 3,517 | 64 |
| 2022 | 2,999 | 81 |
| 2023 | 2,578 | 101 |
| 2024 | 2,217 | 132 |
| 2025 | 2,003 | 146 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 143 | 1,220 |
| 2012 | 152 | 1,189 |
| 2013 | 137 | 1,269 |
| 2014 | 135 | 1,307 |
| 2015 | 148 | 1,231 |
| 2016 | 131 | 1,356 |
| 2017 | 139 | 1,301 |
| 2018 | 156 | 1,202 |
| 2019 | 148 | 1,265 |
| 2020 | 144 | 1,271 |
| 2021 | 157 | 1,226 |
| 2022 | 135 | 1,379 |
| 2023 | 134 | 1,385 |
| 2024 | 94 | 1,752 |
| 2025 | 70 | 2,093 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,253 |
| 2013 | 38 | 959 |
| 2014 | 61 | 652 |
| 2015 | 80 | 539 |
| 2016 | 119 | 382 |
| 2017 | 184 | 267 |
| 2018 | 170 | 279 |
| 2019 | 223 | 223 |
| 2020 | 196 | 238 |
| 2021 | 231 | 214 |
| 2022 | 197 | 239 |
| 2023 | 267 | 189 |
| 2024 | 233 | 207 |
| 2025 | 267 | 191 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 1,209 |
| 2012 | 26 | 1,051 |
| 2013 | 35 | 850 |
| 2014 | 34 | 866 |
| 2015 | 41 | 779 |
| 2016 | 48 | 712 |
| 2017 | 39 | 818 |
| 2018 | 44 | 749 |
| 2019 | 46 | 723 |
| 2020 | 49 | 690 |
| 2021 | 67 | 569 |
| 2022 | 57 | 626 |
| 2023 | 53 | 665 |
| 2024 | 50 | 711 |
| 2025 | 46 | 745 |

## People named Aubrey

- Aubrey Plaza, American actress, producer and comedian (born 1984)
- Aubrey Beardsley, British illustrator and author (1872–1898)
- Aubrey de Grey, British writer and biomedical gerontologist
- Aubrey Joseph, American actor and rapper
- Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, American actress
- Aubrey Peeples, American actor
- Aubrey O'Day, American singer and reality television personality
- Aubrey Dollar, American actress
- Aubrey Addams, American pornographic actress
- Aubrey Morris, British actor (1926-2015)
- Aubrey Miles, Filipina television host, singer and actress
- Aubrey Huff, American baseball player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.