Auburn
The Story of Auburn
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Auburn as a girl name dates back to 1920, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 52 newborns named Auburn — #3,175 in the national rankings. About 28% of every Auburn on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Auburn ranks #5,732 for girls with 21 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Auburn as a boy name dates back to 1890, when 5 babies received it. 1925 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Auburn — #1,583 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Auburn on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Auburn last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 723 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Auburn
Auburn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Auburn's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,849. Use the chart and map above to compare Auburn'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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