Aubrey Name Meaning

Aubrey has staked her claim in the hearts of parents with her mischievous meaning and trendy feel. Derived from the Germanic Alberich, Aubrey means “elf ruler.”

Originally a male moniker, little Aubrey crossed over onto the female charts where she has climbed the ranks steadily through the years with her easy style and sweet sound. Unisex names names like Aubrey are an ongoing trend, as Ashley and Taylor had parents swooning in the 1990s long before today’s Avery and Madison gained traction.

Aubrey is quite versatile, pairing well with a multitude of middle names as well as surnames. Aubrey Sky sounds just as sweet as Aubrey Catherine, no? She’s easy to pronounce and spell, though she does come in a few other spellings like Aubree and Aubrie, though they’re less commonly seen. Parents love the nicknames Bree and Breezy, and who wouldn’t? Of course she can stand alone in full as well for parents keen on avoiding shortened versions.

Aubrey feels young at heart thanks to her sweet -ee ending, but parents should have no fear when it comes to her aging with grace. Plenty of grown Aubreys are wearing the name easily into adulthood like singer Aubrey O’Day and actress Aubrey Peebles.

Infographic of Aubrey name meaning, which is An English name from the Germanic Alberich, Aubrey means elf ruler.
Ask your friends & family about Aubrey…

Aubrey Name Popularity

How popular is the name Aubrey? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 934 5 0.0013%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 1,361 5 0.0007%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 1,394 7 0.0006%
1921 1,572 5 0.0004%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 1,404 8 0.0007%
1924 1,351 11 0.0009%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 1,461 7 0.0006%
1927 1,680 5 0.0005%
1928 1,608 5 0.0005%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 1,602 5 0.0005%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 1,292 8 0.0008%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 1,576 5 0.0005%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 0 0%
1941 — 0 0%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 0 0%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 — 0 0%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 0 0%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 0 0%
1956 — 0 0%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 0 0%
1959 — 0 0%
1960 — 0 0%
1961 — 0 0%
1962 — 0 0%
1963 — 0 0%
1964 — 0 0%
1965 — 0 0%
1966 — 0 0%
1967 — 0 0%
1968 — 0 0%
1969 — 0 0%
1970 — 0 0%
1971 — 0 0%
1972 — 0 0%
1973 981 71 0.0055%
1974 854 106 0.0082%
1975 683 167 0.013%
1976 604 212 0.0164%
1977 543 286 0.0212%
1978 487 355 0.0264%
1979 438 428 0.0304%
1980 446 441 0.0302%
1981 420 483 0.0329%
1982 366 599 0.0401%
1983 379 555 0.0376%
1984 369 588 0.0395%
1985 313 733 0.0483%
1986 338 680 0.045%
1987 294 782 0.0512%
1988 293 813 0.0522%
1989 317 766 0.0475%
1990 295 910 0.0549%
1991 299 900 0.0552%
1992 250 1,084 0.0679%
1993 264 1,027 0.0659%
1994 249 1,084 0.0706%
1995 260 1,025 0.068%
1996 256 1,078 0.072%
1997 257 1,104 0.0746%
1998 243 1,231 0.0822%
1999 251 1,226 0.0819%
2000 222 1,385 0.0907%
2001 209 1,487 0.0987%
2002 195 1,629 0.1087%
2003 182 1,744 0.1146%
2004 189 1,806 0.1185%
2005 153 2,250 0.1472%
2006 93 3,652 0.2332%
2007 69 4,500 0.2852%
2008 42 5,562 0.3599%
2009 41 5,406 0.3617%
2010 45 5,356 0.3717%
2011 20 7,174 0.5035%
2012 15 8,047 0.5647%
2013 18 7,963 0.5593%
2014 21 7,621 0.5231%
2015 21 7,380 0.5072%
2016 25 6,516 0.4519%
2017 31 5,891 0.4221%
2018 36 5,190 0.3778%
2019 45 4,570 0.3376%
2020 56 3,800 0.2985%
2021 65 3,262 0.2668%
2022 81 2,972 0.2253%

Alaska (AK)

Alabama (AL)

Arkansas (AR)

Arizona (AZ)

California (CA)

Colorado (CO)

Connecticut (CT)

District of Columbia (DC)

Delaware (DE)

Florida (FL)

Georgia (GA)

Hawaii (HI)

Iowa (IA)

Idaho (ID)

Illinois (IL)

Indiana (IN)

Kansas (KS)

Kentucky (KY)

Louisiana (LA)

Massachusetts (MA)

Maryland (MD)

Maine (ME)

Michigan (MI)

Minnesota (MN)

Missouri (MO)

Mississippi (MS)

Montana (MT)

North Carolina (NC)

North Dakota (ND)

Nebraska (NE)

New Hampshire (NH)

New Jersey (NJ)

New Mexico (NM)

Nevada (NV)

New York (NY)

Ohio (OH)

Oklahoma (OK)

Oregon (OR)

Pennsylvania (PA)

Rhode Island (RI)

South Carolina (SC)

South Dakota (SD)

Tennessee (TN)

Texas (TX)

Utah (UT)

Virginia (VA)

Vermont (VT)

Washington (WA)

Wisconsin (WI)

West Virginia (WV)

Wyoming (WY)

Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Aubrey

If you like Aubrey, you’ll love these other names like Aubrey.

What names are diminutives of Aubrey?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Aubrey sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aubrey, but shorter.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Bree

Noble

Irish

Brie

Marshland

Latin

What names are variants of Aubrey?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Aubrey.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Aubary

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubery

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubre

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubree

Elf ruler

English

Aubreigh

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubrette

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubri

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubriana

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubrianne

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubrie

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubry

Elf or magical being, power

German

Aubury

Elf or magical being, power

German

What names sound like Aubrey?

If you like how Aubrey sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Aubrey.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Abeer

Aroma, scent

Arabic

Abra

Father of many; example, lesson; girl born on Tuesday

Hebrew

Abrah

Father of many; example, lesson; girl born on Tuesday

Hebrew

Abree

Father of many

Hebrew

Abri

Father of many

Hebrew

Audrey

Noble strength

English

What names are similar to Aubrey?

Find a name that’s like Aubrey, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Avery

Elf counsel

English

Callie

Beautiful one

Greek

Daisy

Daisy flower

English

Harper

Harp Player

English

Kyla

Narrow strait

English

Mia

Dear

Scandinavian

Mila

Dear and gracious

Slavic

Molly

Of the sea

English

Olivia

Olive tree

Latin

Quinn

Descendent of Conn

Irish

Lists With Aubrey

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Aubrey.

Siblings of Aubrey

Mamas with kids named Aubrey also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lucas

From Lucania

Latin

Baileigh

Berry clearing; bailiff; city fortification

English

Jackson

Son of Jack

English

Arabella

Answered prayer

Latin

13 Comments

  1. Our Aubrey was named for the song and along with her middle name…ended up being Aubrey Ellen…Had a unique sound we thought….

    Reply

  2. I love my name but prefer my middle name.

    Reply

  3. I love the name Aubriana being that was my name and I was very strong and passionate. I was also a Gemini. Now I am college bound and dream of becoming a lawyer!

    Reply

  4. I love that is sounds feminine, it is easy to pronounce and spell as well. Named our Daughter Aubrey Elise!

    Reply

  5. I like the name and my friend helped me pick it out and also me and my partner both liked it.

    Reply

  6. We were between 2 names for pretty much my whole pregnancy. Aubrey means powerful elf in Welsh, and the other name we were considering means Sweetheart. We thought we would know as soon as we saw her, but still couldn’t decide!

    Aubrey decided it was her birthing time at 35w +5d. She came quick and wr had a wonderful, unmedicated birth in the hospital, while we were planning a home birth. Part of her coming early meant a minimum 48 hour hospital stay.

    Aubrey’s blood glucose levels ended up dropping 🙁 so she got poked for 24 hours. We were one test away from her having to go to NICU, but she pulled through, and dodged it! She overcame a lot to come into the world, I had health issues and her dad had a vasectomy (she was a pleasant complete suprise) so powerful elf it was! And it suits her perfectly ?

    Reply

  7. I love, love, love the name Aubrey! It’s so beautiful just liken the song by the vocal group, Bread. I will always love this name. Never had any children.

    Reply

  8. We knew from the start that she would share my middle name, a family name, Myrle. And we first liked Chloe as a first name. We liked how a two syllable name that ended with an “e” sounded before Myrle. So when we moved away from Chloe after trying it out for a few weeks, we thought three other options and my husband said “what about Aubrey?” We didn’t know anyone else with that name and wanted something unique so it just stuck!

    Reply

  9. Just really like that name

    Reply

  10. My husband came up with the idea to name our daughter Aubrey. My dad, who i was very close to, was named Aubrey and he died about two months after my husband and I were married. Since it works well for boys or girls my husband thought it would be meaningful to name her after her grandfather, giving her a small piece of him. Of course this was a precious idea to me and really touched my mom, too. Now that she is here I can’t imagine calling her anything else, and honestly, we never considered any other names. It was the easiest decision we made. ?

    Reply

  11. Its just a beautiful Name andvit suited her well

    Reply

  12. We love the name Aubrey, but then found that her full name is pretty common. (Aubrey Rose) We called her Bree a lot more often than we anticipated and therefore wish we would have spelled it Aubree instead.

    Reply

    • This happened to us as well. Didn’t know how common Aubrey was when we picked it! But we still love it and think it’s a beautiful name

      Reply

Share your thoughts on the name Aubrey

Your email address will not be published. All fields are required *

*