The baby name Oberon is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoʊbərən/ (OH-bər-ən).
The baby name Oberon is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoʊbərən/ (OH-bər-ən).
Oberon is English, French in Origin.
Oberon traces to the medieval French Auberon, ultimately from Old High German Alberich (alb “elf” + rihhi “ruler”), yielding the meaning “ruler of the elves.” The figure enters Western lore in the chanson de geste Huon de Bordeaux, where Auberon is a supernatural king who aids the hero. The spelling Oberon became standard in English after Shakespeare made him the fairy monarch in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, fixing the name’s otherworldly associations.
As a given name, Oberon has remained rare but appealing to literary-minded parents. Romantic-era revivals were fueled by Carl Maria von Weber’s opera Oberon (1826), and the name gained further cultural currency when one of Uranus’s moons was christened Oberon in 1852. Variants and cognates include Auberon (English/French), Aubéron (French), Alberich (German), and the related Aubrey. The name signals magic, command, and a courtly, forested mystique.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #863 | 30 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Oberon is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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