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 [ 2 syll. au-brey, aub-r-ey ] The girl name Aubrey is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced AOBRiy KEY. Aubrey is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in English. The name Aubrey means 'elf ruler, supernaturally powerful'. Two-element name derived from alf and ric which are of the meanings 'elf, supernatural being' and 'rich, powerful, ruler' respectively. The feminine use of the name became more prominent from the late 19th century, perhaps influenced by the name Audrey. See Aubrey for more info. Forms of the name include the English names Aubery, Aubre, Aubree, Aubri, and Aubrie. Other forms of Aubrey include the English short form Aub and the English spelling variant Aubry. Aubrey is very popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.268% of baby girls were named Aubrey. It had a ranking of #42 then. Out of all girl names in its family, Aubrey was the most popular in 2008. Aubrey was 5 times more popular than the 2nd ranked name, the English Aubree, in that year. Although Aubrey is today more frequently used for girls, there was a period prior to 1973 when more boys were given the name. After 1974, increasingly the name became more popular with girls than with boys. There were 10 times more girls than boys who were named Aubrey in 2002. Baby names that sound like Aubrey include the English Aubree, the English Aubry, the English Abra, the English Abree, the English Abri, the English Afra, the Arabic and English Aphra, the English Aprelle, the English Aubri, the English Aubrie, the English Avrill, the Arabic Abir, the Hebrew Abira, the English Abre, the English Affery, the English Aubery, the English Aubre, the English Averi, the English Averie, and the English Ivory. KEY: Pronunciation for Aubrey: AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
