Auburn

The name Auburn is the #5,776 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,996 recorded births since 1890. This represents the 25.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 25.3% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,444 (22.2% percentile) for all time with 1,279 births since 1920. For boys, it ranks #3,870 (15.6% percentile) for all time with 717 births since 1890.

Auburn first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1890 (1890 for boys and 1920 for girls). Birth data for Auburn is available in 98 out of the 134 years between 1890 and 2023 (72 years for boys and 48 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Auburn has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (64.1% of all recorded births). In 2023, 100.0% of babies named Auburn were girls. Interestingly, until around 1976, the name was more popular for boys (99.2% boys from 1890 to 1975), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (90.8% girls from 1976 to 2023).

For girls, Auburn reached its peak popularity in 2015, achieving the 4.9% percentile (ranked #913) with 27 births per million. The name was most common in 2015, with 27 births per million (ranked 4.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Auburn ranks #921 for girls (2.7% percentile) with 18 births per million, which is 66.5% of its peak share of births.

For boys, Auburn reached its peak popularity in 1925, achieving the 3.3% percentile (ranked #528) with 20 births per million. The name was most common in 1890, with 42 births per million (ranked 0.0% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 2022.