Autry
Autry is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Autry Beamon, American football player Autry Inman (1929–1988), American musician Alan Autry, American actor Chick Autry (1885–1976), American baseball player Chick Autry (catcher) (1903–1950), American baseball player Darnell Autry, American football player Denico Autry, American football player Gene Autry (1907–1998),…
Meaning & Origin of Autry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Autry is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Autry Beamon, American football player Autry Inman (1929–1988), American musician Alan Autry, American actor Chick Autry (1885–1976), American baseball player Chick Autry (catcher) (1903–1950), American baseball player Darnell Autry, American football player Denico Autry, American football player Gene Autry (1907–1998),…
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The Story of Autry
As a girl name
Autry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1924: 13 births, good for #2,661 nationwide. About 23% of every Autry on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Autry last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 243 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Autry on the record books as a boy name in 1913, with 12 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1938, when 57 Autrys were born — ranking #816 that year. About 21% of every Autry on record arrived during the 1940s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Autry ranks #6,301 for boys with 13 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Autry
Autry is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Autry's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #816. Use the chart and map above to compare Autry'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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