Aubrey
Pronounced AO1 B R IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2012
- 136 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Aubrey?
Aubrey is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1889. It has been given to 238,115 children — the 222nd most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2012, when 13,715 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Aubry, Aubree and Aubri — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 14% of children named Aubrey are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Aubrey and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Aubry
- Aubree
- Aubri
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AO1 B R IY0 · OW1 B R IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Aubrey
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Aubrey
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Aubrey?
- Aubrey ranks 222nd among girls' names in US records, with 238,115 births since 1889. Over the past decade it accounts for 74,244.
- Is Aubrey a unisex name?
- Yes. About 14% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Aubrey most popular?
- 2012, when 13,715 children were given the name. It has been in use for 136 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Aubrey spelled?
- Aubry, Aubree, Aubri. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.