Aubin
Aubin is a masculine French given name variant of Albin, from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". It is also common as a surname. People with the name Aubin include:
- French
Meaning & Origin of Aubin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aubin is a masculine French given name variant of Albin, from the Roman cognate Albinus, derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright". It is also common as a surname. People with the name Aubin include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Aubin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Aubin as a girl name dates back to 1994, when 6 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Aubin — #11,778 in the national rankings. Aubin last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Aubin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 9 births, good for #8,324 nationwide. About 45% of every Aubin on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Aubin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 56 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Aubin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Aubin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Aubin
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- Albinus of Angers , aka Saint Aubin of Angers , French saint
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Names that sound like Aubin
Phonetically similar names — useful when Aubin is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Aubin
Aubin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 56 births in the dataset. Aubin's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #8,324. Use the chart and map above to compare Aubin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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