Meaning not yet researched.
Aubrey: US girls given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 2,003 in 2025. Its best rank was #15 in 2012.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #15 in 2012; #146 in 2025. About 97% of babies named Aubrey in 2025 were girls.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#146 for US girls in 2025. Its best year was 2012, at #15.
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Aubrey: US girls and boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 2,003 girls in 2025. Peak: #15 in 2012 · most girls in one year: 8,061 (2012).
In 2025, 2,003 US girls were named Aubrey, making it the 146th most common girls’ name of the year, down 14 places from #132 in 2024. That is 214 fewer than the 2,217 girls named Aubrey in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #15, reached in 2012. That year also had the most girls given the name: 8,061. For comparison, it was #21 in 2015 and #3,439 in 1950.
In 2025, 70 US boys were named Aubrey, making it the 2,093rd most common boys’ name of the year, down 341 places from #1,752 in 2024. That is 24 fewer than the 94 boys named Aubrey in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #224, reached in 1912. The most boys given the name in a single year was 498, in 1926. For comparison, it was #1,231 in 2015 and #394 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Aubrey in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 21 babies with the name. In all, 164,605 US babies have been given the name, 81% of them girls and 19% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2010s, with 67,367 babies named Aubrey.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 39,531 US girls were named Aubrey; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 6,552. In 2025 that was about 1 in 802 of the girls in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Aubrey ranked highest in West Virginia in 2025, at #44 for girls there. It was in the top 100 in 7 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Aubree (49,614 babies since 1880), Aubrie (15,233 babies since 1880), Aubri (5,057 babies since 1880) and Aubry (4,631 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Aubrei, Abree and Aubrea are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Bree.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Aubrei (788), Abree (642), Aubrea (429), Aubrii (308), Aubriee (290), Abrea (189), Aubria (173), Abrey (153), Aybree (88), Aubrye (41), Abry (13), Ahbree (10), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US girls. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five girls got the name, so 5 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 25 | #44 | #12 |
| Wyoming | 6 | #59 | — |
| Connecticut | 35 | #70 | #18 |
| North Dakota | 12 | #73 | #9 |
| Louisiana | 41 | #87 | #7 |
| Hawaii | 8 | #95 | #19 |
| North Carolina | 103 | #97 | #12 |
| Maryland | 41 | #107 | #21 |
| Ohio | 93 | #112 | #16 |
| Mississippi | 20 | #115 | #8 |
| South Carolina | 37 | #119 | #16 |
| Delaware | 7 | #120 | #12 |
| New Hampshire | 10 | #122 | #18 |
| Pennsylvania | 83 | #124 | #17 |
| Florida | 144 | #124 | #28 |
| Arkansas | 23 | #125 | #15 |
| Minnesota | 43 | #126 | #26 |
| Illinois | 72 | #134 | #20 |
| Virginia | 56 | #134 | #21 |
| New Jersey | 58 | #134 | #31 |
| Massachusetts | 40 | #138 | #39 |
| Georgia | 71 | #139 | #15 |
| Wisconsin | 38 | #139 | #17 |
| South Dakota | 8 | #140 | #26 |
| Idaho | 14 | #145 | #58 |
| Michigan | 56 | #150 | #21 |
| Rhode Island | 6 | #152 | #19 |
| Missouri | 40 | #153 | #20 |
| Kentucky | 29 | #155 | #16 |
| Texas | 204 | #159 | #24 |
| New Mexico | 9 | #163 | #15 |
| New York | 98 | #165 | #48 |
| Arizona | 37 | #175 | #26 |
| Alabama | 25 | #178 | #21 |
| Nevada | 14 | #181 | #30 |
| Tennessee | 40 | #191 | #24 |
| California | 170 | #197 | #36 |
| Oregon | 18 | #201 | #41 |
| Iowa | 16 | #203 | #19 |
| Colorado | 29 | #211 | #54 |
| Indiana | 32 | #218 | #19 |
| Nebraska | 9 | #247 | #27 |
| Washington | 29 | #248 | #46 |
| Oklahoma | 15 | #276 | #27 |
| Kansas | 10 | #329 | #39 |
| Utah | 13 | #336 | #106 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,003 | #146 | 70 | #2,093 |
| 2024 | 2,217 | #132 | 94 | #1,752 |
| 2023 | 2,578 | #101 | 134 | #1,385 |
| 2022 | 2,999 | #81 | 135 | #1,379 |
| 2021 | 3,517 | #64 | 157 | #1,226 |
| 2020 | 3,921 | #56 | 144 | #1,271 |
| 2019 | 4,598 | #46 | 148 | #1,265 |
| 2018 | 5,209 | #37 | 156 | #1,202 |
| 2017 | 5,937 | #31 | 139 | #1,301 |
| 2016 | 6,552 | #25 | 131 | #1,356 |
| 2015 | 7,403 | #21 | 148 | #1,231 |
| 2014 | 7,635 | #21 | 135 | #1,307 |
| 2013 | 7,985 | #18 | 137 | #1,269 |
| 2012 | 8,061 | #15 | 152 | #1,189 |
| 2011 | 7,188 | #20 | 143 | #1,220 |
| 2010 | 5,367 | #45 | 143 | #1,232 |
| 2009 | 5,408 | #41 | 145 | #1,232 |
| 2008 | 5,570 | #42 | 135 | #1,285 |
| 2007 | 4,506 | #69 | 138 | #1,272 |
| 2006 | 3,660 | #93 | 142 | #1,186 |
| 2005 | 2,264 | #153 | 148 | #1,112 |
| 2004 | 1,816 | #190 | 145 | #1,090 |
| 2003 | 1,757 | #184 | 137 | #1,119 |
| 2002 | 1,641 | #196 | 172 | #931 |
| 2001 | 1,505 | #209 | 165 | #941 |
| 2000 | 1,410 | #223 | 189 | #845 |
| 1999 | 1,252 | #250 | 183 | #829 |
| 1998 | 1,252 | #243 | 178 | #829 |
| 1997 | 1,134 | #257 | 196 | #758 |
| 1996 | 1,094 | #258 | 207 | #739 |
| 1995 | 1,044 | #262 | 209 | #744 |
| 1994 | 1,104 | #251 | 231 | #683 |
| 1993 | 1,058 | #262 | 198 | #741 |
| 1992 | 1,108 | #253 | 209 | #709 |
| 1991 | 924 | #301 | 190 | #739 |
| 1990 | 936 | #298 | 203 | #713 |
| 1989 | 793 | #322 | 190 | #715 |
| 1988 | 838 | #293 | 210 | #654 |
| 1987 | 821 | #295 | 199 | #647 |
| 1986 | 721 | #335 | 231 | #586 |
| 1985 | 770 | #314 | 233 | #574 |
| 1984 | 623 | #367 | 190 | #620 |
| 1983 | 591 | #377 | 189 | #619 |
| 1982 | 638 | #363 | 191 | #627 |
| 1981 | 527 | #416 | 191 | #616 |
| 1980 | 480 | #446 | 176 | #655 |
| 1979 | 471 | #437 | 184 | #633 |
| 1978 | 389 | #497 | 177 | #626 |
| 1977 | 335 | #538 | 175 | #643 |
| 1976 | 263 | #603 | 162 | #648 |
| 1975 | 229 | #666 | 199 | #572 |
| 1974 | 185 | #757 | 174 | #608 |
| 1973 | 142 | #882 | 169 | #611 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,185 | 179 | #596 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,580 | 219 | #543 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,513 | 204 | #568 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,327 | 196 | #557 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,507 | 208 | #529 |
| 1967 | 18 | #2,970 | 192 | #537 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,753 | 200 | #539 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,854 | 193 | #551 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,027 | 244 | #503 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,326 | 246 | #511 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,332 | 256 | #496 |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,326 | 261 | #487 |
| 1960 | 13 | #3,523 | 275 | #477 |
| 1959 | 13 | #3,447 | 338 | #435 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,938 | 360 | #412 |
| 1957 | 8 | #4,558 | 375 | #403 |
| 1956 | 10 | #3,925 | 368 | #393 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,771 | 299 | #421 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,334 | 338 | #390 |
| 1953 | — | — | 348 | #369 |
| 1952 | 9 | #3,822 | 311 | #390 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,943 | 340 | #370 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,439 | 293 | #394 |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,288 | 299 | #389 |
| 1948 | 10 | #3,364 | 319 | #382 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,260 | 307 | #391 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,439 | 334 | #355 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,611 | 291 | #350 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,635 | 321 | #335 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,454 | 373 | #316 |
| 1942 | 16 | #2,220 | 401 | #305 |
| 1941 | 8 | #3,267 | 373 | #299 |
| 1940 | 15 | #2,115 | 354 | #296 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,429 | 389 | #282 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,457 | 389 | #281 |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,684 | 376 | #279 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,272 | 361 | #282 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,785 | 348 | #292 |
| 1934 | 17 | #1,924 | 372 | #280 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,842 | 357 | #279 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,819 | 406 | #271 |
| 1931 | 15 | #2,117 | 383 | #282 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,461 | 392 | #287 |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,451 | 395 | #280 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,549 | 429 | #274 |
| 1927 | 28 | #1,561 | 393 | #283 |
| 1926 | 35 | #1,327 | 498 | #249 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,613 | 458 | #265 |
| 1924 | 35 | #1,383 | 455 | #267 |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,738 | 452 | #264 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,736 | 464 | #262 |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,515 | 480 | #258 |
| 1920 | 19 | #2,018 | 478 | #252 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,752 | 391 | #268 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,969 | 429 | #260 |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,511 | 437 | #240 |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,588 | 429 | #245 |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,886 | 394 | #244 |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,606 | 313 | #241 |
| 1913 | 13 | #1,680 | 255 | #234 |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,423 | 236 | #224 |
| 1911 | 17 | #1,076 | 107 | #248 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,644 | 105 | #228 |
| 1909 | — | — | 84 | #239 |
| 1908 | 11 | #1,266 | 67 | #257 |
| 1907 | 9 | #1,398 | 76 | #233 |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,976 | 67 | #237 |
| 1905 | 9 | #1,309 | 69 | #236 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,265 | 60 | #242 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,209 | 56 | #250 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,614 | 49 | #267 |
| 1901 | 11 | #1,014 | 43 | #264 |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,958 | 62 | #259 |
| 1899 | — | — | 42 | #257 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,517 | 45 | #266 |
| 1897 | — | — | 46 | #259 |
| 1896 | — | — | 50 | #255 |
| 1895 | 7 | #1,312 | 37 | #295 |
| 1894 | — | — | 39 | #283 |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,290 | 32 | #308 |
| 1892 | — | — | 35 | #312 |
| 1891 | — | — | 20 | #387 |
| 1890 | — | — | 21 | #392 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,298 | 15 | #482 |
| 1888 | — | — | 18 | #445 |
| 1887 | — | — | 34 | #276 |
| 1886 | — | — | 10 | #610 |
| 1885 | — | — | 11 | #580 |
| 1884 | — | — | 18 | #434 |
| 1883 | — | — | 20 | #383 |
| 1882 | — | — | 16 | #456 |
| 1881 | — | — | 15 | #443 |
| 1880 | — | — | 21 | #374 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).