as a First Name
From a Norman French form of the Germanic name Alberic, from alb ‘elf, supernatural being’ + ric ‘power’. This was the name, according to Germanic mythology, of the king of the elves. The native Old English form, Ælfrīc, borne by a 10th-century archbishop of Canterbury, did not long survive the Conquest. Aubrey was a relatively common given name during the Middle Ages, but later fell out of favour. Its occurrence since the 19th century may in part represent a transferred use of the surname derived from the Norman given name, as well as a revival of the latter. In the United States, this is mainly used as a girl's name, perhaps under the influence of Audrey.
| 941st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 30,926
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 77,435
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Utah
- has the most people named Aubrey per capita
- 2010
- marked the height of its popularity
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22%
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17%
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