Unisex name · since 1920
Auburn
Auburn has 1,337 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,372 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,337
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,337 babies have been named Auburn since 1920, making it today's #4372 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Auburn has been recorded 1,337 times among girls since 1920, currently ranked #4372 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #6,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,372 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,337 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Auburn ranks #6,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,372 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,337 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,372 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,337
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Auburn's 1,337 recorded births place it above 91.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Auburn compares
1,337 Top 28% higher than 72% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Auburn's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Auburn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,337 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Auburn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Auburn's full recorded timeline at 2001, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Auburn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Auburn popularity over time - boys
728 total births recorded since 1890 (Auburn as boys' name)
Auburn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (379 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Auburn's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Auburn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 144
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
306 births
- 2000s
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
379 births
- 2020s
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 379 births (28% of all-time use).
How Auburn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Auburn's total volume
Auburn by state
Where Auburn concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 91 | 6.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Utah | | 5 | 0.4% |
91 of 1,337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Auburn's data
- Auburn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (379 total births) through the 2020s (190) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Alabama records the most Auburns (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Auburn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~105 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Auburn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.