Aubrey is a distinctive choice, ranked #191 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Aubrey in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#191
US Rank #146
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About the Name Aubrey
Aubrey is steadily gaining in popularity, up 31 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #189 in 2023, and it currently sits at #207. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Aubrey is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Aubrey in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #130, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Aubrey
Aubrey Mwasinga — Aubrey Mwasinga is the founder and president of Raised For a Purpose Ministries also known as RFP Ministries, headquartered in Blantyre, Malawi, Southeastern Africa.
Aubrey Newman — Aubrey Strode Newman was a United States Army major general with 34 years of service.
Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford — Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford was an English noble involved in the succession conflict between King Stephen and Empress Matilda in the mid-twelfth century.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Aubrey
Unlikely. With around 267 UK babies named Aubrey per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Aubrey in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Aubrey has been fairly steady, ranked #191 in 2025 against #238 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #189 in 2023.
Aubrey is more popular in the US (#130) than in the UK (#207). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Aubrey include: Aubrey Mwasinga, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons and Aubrey Woods. Short summaries for each appear below.
Aubrey appears in the US top 500 at #130 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
267
UK babies named Aubrey (2025)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 47 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Aubrey
Almost certainly the only Aubrey in the class
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UK Popularity (2007–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Aubrey
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Aubrey Mwasinga is the founder and president of Raised For a Purpose Ministries also known as RFP Ministries, headquartered in Blantyre, Malawi, Southeastern Africa.
Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford was an English noble involved in the succession conflict between King Stephen and Empress Matilda in the mid-twelfth century.
Colonel The Honourable Aubrey Nigel Henry Molyneux Herbert, of Pixton Park in Somerset and of Teversal, in Nottinghamshire, was a British soldier, diplomat, traveller, and intelligence officer associated with Albanian independence.