Mostly girls · peaked in 2012
Aubrey name popularity since 1925
157,595 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Aubrey (84.5% girls, 15.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2011 or earlier, so the typical Aubrey is about 15 years old in 2026. Aubrey peaked in 2012 as the #15 name for girls, and it ranked #146 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 157,595
- Named Aubrey, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #146
- for girls in 2025 (2,003 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 84.5% girls
- 133,108 girls · 24,487 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 1.72× its national share
Peak year is the year Aubrey made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Aubrey births per year, 1925–2025
2012 was the biggest year for Aubrey both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Aubrey became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 1,040 baby girls to 1 in 339.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 365 to 1 in 731.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Aubrey's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Aubrey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Aubrey in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 145 | 2,173 | – |
| 1930s | 174 | 3,773 | #1,785 |
| 1940s | 112 | 3,372 | #2,611 |
| 1950s | 92 | 3,370 | #4,771 |
| 1960s | 115 | 2,271 | #4,854 |
| 1970s | 2,055 | 1,842 | #666 |
| 1980s | 6,802 | 2,000 | #314 |
| 1990s | 10,906 | 2,004 | #262 |
| 2000s | 29,537 | 1,516 | #153 |
| 2010s | 65,935 | 1,432 | #21 |
| 2020–25 | 17,235 | 734 | #146 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.8% of babies named Aubrey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Aubrey is most popular
The index compares Aubrey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Aubrey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 1.72× | 2,245 |
| Nevada | 1.67× | 913 |
| Virginia | 1.49× | 5,169 |
| Delaware | 1.45× | 461 |
| Georgia | 1.43× | 6,059 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Aubrey and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Aubrey (this page) | 133,108 | 2012 |
| Aubree | 49,558 | 2013 |
| Aubrie | 15,233 | 2012 |
| Aubri | 5,052 | 2012 |
| Aubry | 3,015 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Aubrey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Aubrey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Aubrey (2012).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data