Aubrey

Meaning: Elf ruler
Origin: English (from Germanic via Norman French)

Boy's name · #2093 in the US (2025) · Timeless

4% boys · 96% girls — About 96% of babies named Aubrey in recent years have been girls. Aubrey →

Popularity over time

Aubrey holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2093 in 2025). About 31,000 boys have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Aubrey is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Aubrey ranks in other countries and regions.

#745 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,982 in Canada (2024).

Famous Aubreys

Aubrey Beardsley — British illustrator and author (1872–1898)
Aubrey de Grey — British writer and biomedical gerontologist
Aubrey Joseph — American actor and rapper
Aubrey Modiba — South African footballer
Aubrey Peeples — American actor

In stories & tradition

Aubrey Upjohn — Fictional character in P.G. Wodehouse canon
Aubrey — Frederick Douglass (musical stage work)

What Aubreys become

Among 370 notable people named Aubrey:

Sports figures appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aubrey Modiba, South African footballer.

Similar names: Sidney · Auden · Perry · Clifton · Alton · Lonnie

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