BabyNameScore

Aubrey

AW·bree · 2 syllables

Aubrey is comfortably familiar.

87/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Clear, with one common misreading

    A documented English pronunciation is on file: AW-bree. Confusion with Audrey due to phonetic similarity.

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

CLOSE SPELLINGS
Aubree
Aubrie
Aubry
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

"Elf ruler," from Germanic elements alb ("elf") and rih/rik ("ruler, power"), via the Old French form Auberi of the Germanic name Alberich.

  1. Alberich (Germanic); Auberi (Old French). Aubrey derives from Auberi, the Old French form of the Germanic name Alberich, brought to England by the Normans following the 1066 Conquest. It was a common masculine given name through the Middle Ages, then largely fell out of use before being revived in the 19th century, still as a masculine name at that point.
POPULARITY

Aubrey over time

United States
#146RANK

Rank #146 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Recognizable without feeling automatic. Ranked #146 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

AW·bree

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

CLOSE SPELLINGS
  • Aubree
  • Aubrie
  • Aubry
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • AlberichGermanic root form
  • AuberiOld French form
PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Familiar and easy to pronounce, currently common among girls though historically and occasionally still masculine, which may occasionally prompt a gender-assumption question from peers or teachers.

INTO ADULTHOOD

A medieval-rooted name with a documented Middle Ages history gives Aubrey substance beyond its recent feminine-leaning popularity, though its meaning ('elf ruler') is more whimsical than most adult-register names.

Cultural Footprint

A medieval Norman-French import into England that has undergone a striking gender reversal in modern American usage, moving from a historically masculine name to a name now used overwhelmingly for girls.

TRACEABLE ORIGIN
  1. Aubrey Plazaactress
  2. Aubrey O'Daysinger
  3. AlberichGermanic legendary dwarf-king, Der Ring des Nibelungen
  4. "Aubrey"1972 song by Bread

More about Aubrey

FORMALITY

Used in full in nearly all contexts; no standard shortened form is documented.

Names around it

AudreyView  →
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AubreeView  →
CLOSE SPELLING
EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Aubrey is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

A documented English pronunciation is on file. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

See how it works with a surname.

Aubrey