Aubrey

“Elf ruler” — Germanic via Norman French origin

Girl's name · #146 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Aubrey's best rank, #15, came in 2012; it has stepped well back to #146 today. Roughly 134,000 girls have been named Aubrey since 1889. Together with its spelling variants Aubree (#489) and Aubrie (#1353), Aubrey would rank around #89 with about 2,800 births last year — the newborns split about 72/22/6 across Aubrey, Aubree, and Aubrie.

Around the world: #91 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Aubreys

Aubrey Plaza — American actress, producer, comedian (born 1984)
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons — American actress
Aubrey Peeples — American actor
Aubrey O'Day — American singer and reality television personality
Aubrey Dollar — American actress

In stories & tradition

Aubrey Wentworth — One Life to Live
Aubrey Bradimore — Silent Night, Deadly Night
Aubrey Lyles — Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

What Aubreys become

Among 370 notable people named Aubrey:

Sports figures appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Aubrey Kingsbury, American soccer player.

Similar names: Aubree · Brooklyn · Autumn · Mariah · Ariana · Avery

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