Given name · also Germanic, Norman French
Auberon
“a royal bear”
Auberon is used as a given name. One French interpretation is “a royal bear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “a royal bear.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Norman French and Germanic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2015. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Auberon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 24
- 24 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Auberon’s family of names
In French usage, Auberon has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alberich. Auberon has a related form in Auberron. Auberon has a related form in Auberrun.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Auberon
- Auberon HerbertBritish politician (1838–1906)
- Auberon WaughEnglish author1939–2001
- Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron LucasBritish politician1876–1916
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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