Given name & surname
Aubry
“one who rules with elfwisdom”
Aubry is a variant of Aubrey. One English interpretation is “one who rules with elfwisdom.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aubry is a variant of Aubrey. One English interpretation is “one who rules with elfwisdom.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aubry is a variant of Aubrey. Aubrey has been associated with Norman French and Germanic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Aubry is a variant of Aubrey. The history of Aubrey gives this family its wider story. Aubrey was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Aubry through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,631
- 1,611 boys · 3,020 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 188 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,427 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −55%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 9% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,427 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 55.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 179 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,898 as a first name in 2020; 1,714 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aubry’s family of names
In French usage, Aubry as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Åbri. Aubry has a related form in Aubrey. In French usage, Aubry has a related form in Albéric.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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.
People named Aubry
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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