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Aubrey

The name Aubrey carries the meaning "Old French/Germanic Alberic, elf ruler", with roots in Old French. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2010s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. Its single strongest year on record was 2012.

Old FrenchOld French/Germanic "Alberic" – "elf ruler"
EtymologyInterpreted as "noble ruler"
Also spelled: Aubree
Births by decade
1900s
707
1910s
3,273
1920s
4,779
1930s
3,946
1940s
3,483
1950s
3,463
1960s
2,384
1970s
3,897
1980s
8,800
1990s
12,906
2000s
31,036
2010s
57,092
Peaked in the 2010s · 135,766 total U.S. births since 1900