Aubri
Of French or Latin origin, meaning "elf ruler" or "fair, bright".
Name Census estimates that about 4,921 living Americans carry the first name Aubri. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Aubri today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Aubri births was 2012 (365 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Aubri. 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.
Key insights
- • Aubri is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 16 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
4.9K
~ 1 in 69,651 Americans
Peak year
2012
365 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2023 SSA rank
#2,168
Tracked since 1973
Census
Aubri in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,868 people with the first name Aubri, which placed it at #4,700 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
#4,700
National first-name rank
People counted
3.9K
3,868 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
53.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Aubri
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aubri is White at 53.6%. The next largest groups are Black (25.2%) and Hispanic (12.1%). 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 Aubri 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 Aubri at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White53.6% · 2,075
- Black or African American25.2% · 975
- Hispanic or Latino12.1% · 469
- Two or more races7.0% · 272
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 35
Gender
Gender distribution for Aubri
Out of the 4,991 babies given the name Aubri 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.
Aubri as a male name
- Ranked #12,414 in 2023
- 5 male births in 2023
- Peak: 2023 (5 births)
Aubri as a female name
- Ranked #2,168 in 2024
- 87 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (365 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aubri appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,868 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Aubri: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Aubri 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 2,659 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
Aubri 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 Aubri during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Aubris live
The SSA's state-level files cover 35 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Florida recorded the most babies named Aubri, while West Virginia, Oregon, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 93 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Aubri
The name Aubri has its roots in the Old French language, originating from the Germanic tribe known as the Franks who settled in the region of modern-day France during the 5th century. It is a variant of the Germanic name Alberic, which is derived from the elements "alf" meaning "elf" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "powerful." This name was popular among the Franks and spread throughout the Frankish territories during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Aubri can be found in the 11th century French epic poem "The Song of Roland," which tells the story of a legendary battle between the Franks and the Saracens. In this poem, Aubri is mentioned as one of the warrior companions of the famous knight Roland.
During the High Middle Ages, the name Aubri was particularly prominent in the region of Normandy, France. It was borne by several notable figures, including Aubri de Montdidier, a French knight who participated in the Third Crusade in the late 12th century. Another notable bearer of the name was Aubri de Trois-Fontaines, a 13th-century chronicler and monk who wrote an important historical work known as the "Aubri of Trois-Fontaines Chronicle."
In the 14th century, the name Aubri appeared in the literary works of the Italian poet Francesco Petrarca, also known as Petrarch. In his collection of poems titled "Canzoniere," Petrarch dedicated several sonnets to a woman named Laura, whose name was sometimes spelled as Aubri in certain manuscripts.
The name Aubri also found its way into English literature, with one of the earliest recorded examples being Aubri de Vere, an English nobleman and poet who lived in the 12th century. He is known for his work "The Romance of the Rose," which was a popular courtly romance in medieval England.
Over the centuries, the name Aubri has been borne by several other notable individuals, including Aubri de Bourgueil, a 12th-century French poet and theologian; Aubri de Bassempierre, a 16th-century French soldier and diplomat; and Aubri Le Bourguignon, a 17th-century French painter known for his landscapes and portraits.
People
Aubri + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Aubri 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
Aubri: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Aubri?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 4,921 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Aubri 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 69,651 US residents.
Is Aubri a common name?
We classify Aubri as "Rare". It ranks above 96.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 4,991 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Aubri most popular?
The single biggest year for Aubri was 2012, when 365 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Aubri is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Aubri in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,868 people with the name Aubri, or 1.28 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,700 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 Aubri 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 Aubri?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Aubri appears almost entirely female. Of the 3,868 people counted with this name, 99.1% 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 Aubri?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Aubri is White at 53.6%. The next largest groups are Black (25.2%) and Hispanic (12.1%). 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 Aubri most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Aubri in the 2020 Census, accounting for 53.6% (2,075 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 Aubri in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Aubri a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Aubri 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 Aubri still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Aubri 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 Aubri 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 Aubri?
Want to know how many people have the name Aubri? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.