Aubree
A feminine name of French origin meaning "berry of elf vine".
Name Census estimates that about 48,473 living Americans carry the first name Aubree. It sits at #408 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aubree today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aubree births was 2013 (4,462 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aubree. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Aubree with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Aubree is used almost entirely for girls, the SSA data does show 56 boys registered with the name since 1880.
- • Aubree is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
48K
~ 1 in 7,071 Americans
Peak year
2013
4,462 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2019 SSA rank
#408
Tracked since 1972
Census
Aubree in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 35,656 people with the first name Aubree, which placed it at #1,135 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,135
National first-name rank
People counted
36K
35,656 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
11.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
67.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aubree
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aubree is White at 67.2%. The next largest groups are Black (12.6%) and Hispanic (12.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Aubree described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Aubree at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White67.2% · 23,961
- Black or African American12.6% · 4,488
- Hispanic or Latino12.4% · 4,433
- Two or more races6.2% · 2,206
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 338
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 230
Gender
Gender distribution for Aubree
Out of the 48,989 babies given the name Aubree since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Aubree as a male name
- Ranked #9,846 in 2019
- 7 male births in 2019
- Peak: 2016 (10 births)
Aubree as a female name
- Ranked #408 in 2024
- 773 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2013 (4,453 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aubree appears almost entirely female. Of the 35,653 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Aubree: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aubree from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 32,682 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aubree by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Aubree during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aubrees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Aubree, while Wyoming, District of Columbia, Vermont recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 925 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aubree
The name Aubree is a feminine given name of French origin, derived from the Old German name Alberich, which means "elf ruler" or "ruler of the elves." The name can be traced back to the 8th century and was popular among the Frankish nobility during the Carolingian dynasty.
In the Middle Ages, the name Aubree was sometimes used as a variant spelling of the more common French name Aubry or Aubrey. The name was associated with the French saint Aubry of Cambrai, who lived in the 7th century and was known for his missionary work in what is now modern-day Belgium and northern France.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Aubree was Aubree de Montdidier, a French noblewoman who lived in the 12th century. She was the daughter of Enguerrand de Montdidier and inherited significant lands and titles from her father.
Another notable historical figure with the name Aubree was Aubree de Vere, an English noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was the daughter of Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, and was known for her involvement in the legal disputes over her family's estates.
In the 16th century, Aubree de Buren was a French noblewoman and courtier who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine de' Medici. She was a prominent figure at the French court and was known for her intelligence and wit.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aubree in literature can be found in the 17th-century French play "La Princesse d'Élide" by Molière, where one of the characters is named Aubree.
In more recent history, Aubree Munro (1888-1968) was an American actress and singer who appeared in several Broadway productions and Hollywood films in the early 20th century.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Aubree
People
Aubree + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aubree as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Aubree: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aubree?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 48,473 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aubree going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 7,071 US residents.
Is Aubree a common name?
We classify Aubree as "Uncommon". It ranks above 99.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 48,989 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aubree most popular?
The single biggest year for Aubree was 2013, when 4,462 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aubree is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aubree in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 35,656 people with the name Aubree, or 11.81 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,135 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Aubree in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Aubree?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aubree appears almost entirely female. Of the 35,653 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Aubree?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aubree is White at 67.2%. The next largest groups are Black (12.6%) and Hispanic (12.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Aubree most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aubree in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.2% (23,961 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Aubree in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aubree a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Aubree in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Aubree still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aubree in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Aubree can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Aubree?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.