Unisex name ★ peaked 2012

Aubrey

Meaning elf, fairy Gender Unisex · 81% girls Rank 2025 #146 Trend ↓ Falling 49%

From Middle English Aubrey, Aubry, from Norman Auberi, Alberi, from Latin Alberīcus, Latinized form of Old High German Alberich, from Proto-Germanic *Albirīks, from…

Rank 2025
#146
among girls · ↓14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,073
named Aubrey · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 802
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2012
8,213 babies
All-time total
164,605
#303 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Aubrey popularity over time

164,605 babies have been named Aubrey since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 178 183 18 – #1,298
1890s 19 367 386 39 +111% #1,290
1900s 74 633 707 71 +83% #1,014
1910s 177 3,096 3,273 327 +363% #1,076
1920s 277 4,502 4,779 478 +46% #1,327
1930s 174 3,773 3,947 395 -17% #1,461
1940s 112 3,372 3,484 348 -12% #2,115
1950s 92 3,370 3,462 346 -1% #2,943
1960s 115 2,271 2,386 239 -31% #2,970
1970s 2,055 1,842 3,897 390 +63% #437
1980s 6,802 2,000 8,802 880 +126% #293
1990s 10,906 2,004 12,910 1,291 +47% #243
2000s 29,537 1,516 31,053 3,105 +141% #41
2010s 65,935 1,432 67,367 6,737 +117% #15
2020s (to 2025) 17,235 734 17,969 2,995 -56% #56

Where Aubrey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,789 1.11 #172
2027 1,625 1.01 #193
2028 1,498 0.93 #203
2029 1,398 0.87 #221
2030 1,318 0.82 #235

Where Aubrey is most popular

Girls named Aubrey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.64 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Aubrey born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 49 4.32 +163%
West Virginia 113 4.31 +163%
Wyoming 18 4.22 +157%
New Hampshire 71 3.85 +134%
Hawaii 42 3.66 +123%
Mississippi 162 3.46 +111%
North Dakota 44 3.35 +104%
Louisiana 282 3.22 +96%
South Dakota 44 3.08 +88%
Arkansas 160 3.03 +84%
Maine 45 2.91 +77%
South Carolina 256 2.85 +74%
Wisconsin 292 2.83 +73%
Connecticut 159 2.73 +67%
North Carolina 607 2.67 +62%
Maryland 273 2.58 +57%
Minnesota 278 2.58 +57%
Rhode Island 32 2.56 +56%
Pennsylvania 594 2.51 +53%
New Mexico 59 2.43 +48%
Missouri 285 2.36 +44%
Kentucky 201 2.35 +43%
Virginia 399 2.34 +43%
Ohio 543 2.29 +39%
Vermont 11 2.27 +38%
Michigan 411 2.26 +37%
Illinois 508 2.22 +35%
New Jersey 387 2.14 +31%
Alabama 197 2.10 +28%
Tennessee 331 2.09 +27%
Georgia 471 2.07 +26%
Iowa 118 2.02 +23%
Oklahoma 143 1.94 +18%
Nevada 88 1.89 +15%
Florida 786 1.84 +12%
Massachusetts 222 1.84 +12%
Idaho 60 1.79 +9%
Nebraska 64 1.78 +8%
Montana 24 1.77 +8%
Alaska 15 1.74 +6%
Oregon 113 1.74 +6%
Indiana 242 1.72 +5%
Texas 1,340 1.67 ≈ national
Arizona 233 1.66 ≈ national
District of Columbia 19 1.60 ≈ national
Kansas 92 1.59 ≈ national
California 1,331 1.58 ≈ national
Colorado 172 1.54 -6%
New York 607 1.53 -7%
Washington 186 1.29 -22%
Utah 74 0.889 -46%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Aubrey

Aubrey is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #146 in 2025 with 2,003 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 164,605 American babies have been named Aubrey, about 81% girls and 19% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2012, when 8,213 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Aubrey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Aubrey?

The median living Aubrey is about 14 years old; half are between 9 and 23. An estimated 148 thousand people named Aubrey are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Aubrey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 2,003 #146 70 #2,093
2024 2,217 #132 94 #1,752
2023 2,578 #101 134 #1,385
2022 2,999 #81 135 #1,379
2021 3,517 #64 157 #1,226
2020 3,921 #56 144 #1,271
2019 4,598 #46 148 #1,265
2018 5,209 #37 156 #1,202
2017 5,937 #31 139 #1,301
2016 6,552 #25 131 #1,356
2015 7,403 #21 148 #1,231
2014 7,635 #21 135 #1,307
2013 7,985 #18 137 #1,269
2012 8,061 #15 152 #1,189
2011 7,188 #20 143 #1,220
2010 5,367 #45 143 #1,232
2009 5,408 #41 145 #1,232
2008 5,570 #42 135 #1,285
2007 4,506 #69 138 #1,272
2006 3,660 #93 142 #1,186
2005 2,264 #153 148 #1,112
2004 1,816 #190 145 #1,090
2003 1,757 #184 137 #1,119
2002 1,641 #196 172 #931
2001 1,505 #209 165 #941
2000 1,410 #223 189 #845
1995 1,044 #262 209 #744
1990 936 #298 203 #713
1985 770 #314 233 #574
1980 480 #446 176 #655
1975 229 #666 199 #572
1970 12 #4,513 204 #568
1965 8 #4,854 193 #551
1960 13 #3,523 275 #477
1955 7 #4,771 299 #421
1950 10 #3,439 293 #394
1945 12 #2,611 291 #350
1940 15 #2,115 354 #296
1935 19 #1,785 348 #292
1930 28 #1,461 392 #287
1925 27 #1,613 458 #265
1920 19 #2,018 478 #252
1915 17 #1,886 394 #244
1910 9 #1,644 105 #228
1905 9 #1,309 69 #236
1900 5 #1,958 62 #259
1895 7 #1,312 37 #295
1890 – – 21 #392
1885 – – 11 #580
1880 – – 21 #374

Famous people named Aubrey

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Aubrey Plaza Aubrey Plaza American actress and producer (born 1984) Contemporary
  2. 2 Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Aubrey Anderson-Emmons American actress (born 2007) Contemporary
  3. 3 Aubrey Beardsley Aubrey Beardsley English illustrator and author (1872–1898) 19th century
  4. 4 Aubrey de Grey Aubrey de Grey English biogerontologist and author (born 1963) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Aubrey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Aubrey?

The median living Aubrey is about 14 years old. Half of all living Aubreys are between 9 and 23 years old.

How many people named Aubrey are alive today?

An estimated 148 thousand people named Aubrey are alive in the United States, based on 164,605 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Aubrey mean?

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”).

How popular is the name Aubrey in 2025?

Aubrey ranked #146 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,003 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Aubrey?

164,605 babies have been named Aubrey in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Aubrey most popular?

Aubrey peaked in 2012, when 8,213 newborns received the name.

Is Aubrey a boy or girl name?

Aubrey is used for both: about 81% of babies named Aubrey have been girls and 19% boys.

Is the name Aubrey rising or falling?

Aubrey is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Aubrey become more popular?

Aubrey is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,318 girls named Aubrey in 2030, which would rank around #235. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Aubrey?

Well-known people named Aubrey include Aubrey Plaza (actor), Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (actor), Aubrey Beardsley (writer).

Names like Aubrey

Names that sound and feel close to Aubrey: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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