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Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Aubrey

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Notsofunnynow · 15/09/2021 19:19

I love this name for a boy. But on Google searching about the name, it seems its now very popular as a girls name!

My question is, is Aubrey a gender neutral name, or will it soon be seen as a girls name??

If so, what other names might I like??

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Spidey66 · 16/09/2021 07:57

I think its a boys name, but I don't like it, sorry.

bloominglovelyorange · 16/09/2021 07:52

Never met a baby Aubrey (still a pretty rare name) but would assume it was a little boy

IllegibleSquiggles · 16/09/2021 06:52

@YouWereGr8InLittleMenstruators

It's a male name. I can't help but to think that any girls named Aubrey have parents who were thinking of Audrey.

This. I know one male Aubrey who’s 13 and cool.

whatausername · 16/09/2021 06:46

@Notsofunnynow

Thanks all, I do really love the name. But just wondering I guess, if there was a girl in his class at school with same name, would that be weird or difficult for him? I don't know anyone called Aubrey!

I think because it is still unisex then it should be okay at school. Children will probably accept it in their stride. If you called him Laura or Sophie that would be different.

Newmum29 · 16/09/2021 03:29

One of the girls from teen mom named her daughter Aubrey. She’s now 10 and so a lot of American mums who watched that show have named their girls Aubrey too. It’s becoming v popular.

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Notsofunnynow · 16/09/2021 03:13

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whatausername · 16/09/2021 00:47

Gender neutral but if I were to use it I'd use it on a son.

Mymapuddlington · 15/09/2021 23:26

I think it will depend on who you know with that name whether you associate it with boy or girl. I know a baby girl called Torryn, never heard the name before and then randomly met 2 separate families with boys called Torryn which obviously in my head had ‘girls’ names. Also know lots of female Willows and then met a boy Willow. Had I met them the other way round I probably would think both were boys names lol

Rogue1001 · 15/09/2021 23:25

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BlueberrySugar · 15/09/2021 23:23

I love Aubrey but always associated the name with a girls name.

RiotAtTheRodeo · 15/09/2021 23:04

It's going/gone the way of Shirley.

wombforanotherone · 15/09/2021 22:06

Love it for a boy

PricklesTheHedgehog · 15/09/2021 21:59

I like it.

ZaraCarmichaelshighheels · 15/09/2021 21:20

I automatically think of Boyce from Only Fools and Horses but that’s my generation, apart from that it sounds bit staid to my ears.

Verbena87 · 15/09/2021 21:02

Definitely a boy (but I was an art student so always makes me think of Aubrey Beardsley’s work: stunning fluid line, terribly-written porn to go along with some of his illustrations. Still love the name though)

Mymapuddlington · 15/09/2021 21:00

I know a baby boy called Aubrey but sounds very feminine to me

TheSpiral · 15/09/2021 20:58

I think it’s a boys name. I’ve never heard of a girl called Aubrey.

RainbowMum11 · 15/09/2021 20:57

I know of men and girls named Aubrey

PrancerandDancer · 15/09/2021 20:52

I wanted to name my daughter Aubrey but DH vetoed it. I now have a cuddle toy called Aubrey instead 😂

I do know makes Aubreys though and think it suits both.

ILoveShula · 15/09/2021 20:50

Boy's name, or an old man's name. I don't like it.

DotDotDotDotDot · 15/09/2021 20:31

It’s definitely a gender neutral name in the UK now, although I believe it was originally a male name. I just had a quick look on the darkgreener website and in 2019 Aubrey was no. 723 for males and no. 223 for females so definitely more popular for girls recently. Other boy suggestions, maybe Austin, Ernest, Louis or Maxwell?

Inclinedtochatter · 15/09/2021 20:23

I know a little girl called Aubree-Sky

YouWereGr8InLittleMenstruators · 15/09/2021 20:03

It's a male name. I can't help but to think that any girls named Aubrey have parents who were thinking of Audrey.

AnnaSW1 · 15/09/2021 19:57

I only know it as a girls name. I had no idea it was used for boys too. It only makes me think of the Teen Mom tv show.

MrsRussell · 15/09/2021 19:56

My cat's called Aubrey, and he's a ginger tom!

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