Aubrey Christina Plaza was born in Wilmington, Delaware on 26th June 1984 to financial advisor David and attorney Bernadette, though Plaza didn't intend to follow in either of their footsteps. Plaza's mother descends from English and Irish ancestors, while her father is Puerto-Rican, though despite that, Plaza can't speak Spanish. She was named after Bread's 1972 song 'Aubrey'.It had been a pre-dominantly male name, though the song used it to refer to a woman, and was ranked as the 41st most popular girls' name in 2009.