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Abri
How to Pronounce Abri
Pronounced AH-bree /ΛΙΛ.bri/Medium
Meaning: Abri is a brief modern name with no single settled origin. It reads most naturally as a short form of Aubrey or Gabriella, and it echoes the French word abri, 'shelter, refuge.' Which one a family had in mind varies, so its meaning is best given as uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Abri is a short, modern girls' name that surfaced in United States records around 2000. It has no single fixed origin: most often it is a clipped form of Aubrey or Gabriella, and it happens to match the French abri, 'shelter, refuge.' It climbed slowly to a small high around 2014 and was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A girl named Abri is a young millennial-to-Gen-Z name-bearer today. Its brevity fits the current taste for short, airy girls' names, but it remains firmly a rarity rather than a rising star. Parents drawn to it tend to like its clean two-beat sound.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Abri mean?
It is a short modern name, most often a clipped form of Aubrey or Gabriella; it also matches French abri, 'shelter.'
How do you pronounce Abri?
It's said AH-bree /ΛΙΛ.bri/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Abri a boy or girl name?
Abri is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Abri?
It has always been rare, a short name that appeared in the early two-thousands and was given to only a couple dozen girls a year.