Aubrei
A feminine variant of the French "Aubree", meaning "from the auburn-haired one".
Name Census estimates that about 763 living Americans carry the first name Aubrei. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aubrei today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aubrei births was 2014 (58 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aubrei. 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.
People living today
763
~ 1 in 449,219 Americans
Peak year
2014
58 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,797
Tracked since 1985
Census
Aubrei in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 519 people with the first name Aubrei, which placed it at #20,044 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
#20,044
National first-name rank
People counted
519
519 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
50.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aubrei
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aubrei is Black at 50.9%. The next largest groups are White (31.6%) and Hispanic (8.9%). 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 Aubrei 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 Aubrei at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American50.9% · 264
- White31.6% · 164
- Hispanic or Latino8.9% · 46
- Two or more races7.3% · 38
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 3
Popularity
Aubrei: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aubrei from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 455 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Aubrei remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Aubrei 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 Aubrei during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aubreis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Aubrei, while North Carolina, Missouri, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 10 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aubrei
The given name Aubrei has its origins in the Old French language, emerging during the medieval period in Europe around the 12th century. It is derived from the Germanic word "Albree", which means "elf ruler" or "ruler of the elves". The name was initially spelled as "Aubrey" and was primarily used as a masculine name.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aubrei can be found in the 12th-century epic poem "The Song of Roland", where it appears as the name of a character, Aubri le Bourguignon. This literary reference suggests that the name was already in use during that era.
In the 13th century, Saint Aubrei (also known as Aubrey or Aubry) was a French bishop and confessor who lived from around 1200 to 1270. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on March 13th.
During the Middle Ages, the name Aubrei was popular among the nobility and upper classes in France and England. One notable bearer of the name was Aubrey de Vere, an English nobleman and military leader who lived from around 1115 to 1194 and served as Earl of Oxford.
In the 17th century, the English philosopher and writer John Aubrey (1626-1697) was a prominent figure. He is best known for his biographical writings, including "Brief Lives", a collection of short biographies of notable individuals from his time.
Another well-known bearer of the name was the English writer and artist Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), who was a leading figure in the Aesthetic movement of the late 19th century. His distinctive black-and-white illustrations and drawings were highly influential in the art world.
During the 20th century, Aubrei gained popularity as a feminine name as well, although the spelling variations "Aubrey" and "Aubree" remained more common. One notable bearer of the feminine form was Aubrie Hickmon (1901-1980), an American blues singer and songwriter from the early 20th century.
While the name Aubrei has maintained a consistent presence throughout history, its usage and popularity have fluctuated over time, with periods of greater or lesser prominence in different regions and cultures.
People
Aubrei + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aubrei 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
Aubrei: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aubrei?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 763 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aubrei 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 449,219 US residents.
Is Aubrei a common name?
We classify Aubrei as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 770 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aubrei most popular?
The single biggest year for Aubrei was 2014, when 58 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aubrei is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aubrei in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 519 people with the name Aubrei, or 0.17 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,044 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 Aubrei 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 Aubrei?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aubrei leans strongly female. 500 people counted with this name were female (97.3%), compared with 14 male bearers (2.7%). 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 Aubrei?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aubrei is Black at 50.9%. The next largest groups are White (31.6%) and Hispanic (8.9%). 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 Aubrei most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Aubrei in the 2020 Census, accounting for 50.9% (264 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 Aubrei in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aubrei a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Aubrei 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 Aubrei still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aubrei 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 Aubrei 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 share the name Aubrei?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.