Recorded 1887–1943 Girls' name Peak 1916 239 births

Auda — girls' name

239 babies named Auda in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s151890s151900s321910s891920s631930s191940s6
1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Auda was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

15 babies were named Auda in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Auda

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Auda between 1887 and 1943, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Auda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Auda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Auda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Auda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Auda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 239 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Auda at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

239

Since 1887

57 years of records

Peak year

1916

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1887

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1943

Auda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1887

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1916)
15
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 194319281922191819141907190018891887 5

Auda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
89 births that decade — 37% of Auda's all-time total
1880s151890s151900s321910s891920s631930s191940s6

Auda by state

Where Auda concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Auda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 2.1%
Tennessee share of Auda's total US births 2.1%

5 of 239 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Auda?
239 babies have been named Auda since 1887. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1916 with 15 births.
When was Auda most popular?
Auda was most popular in the 1910s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Auda most popular?
The top states for the name Auda are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Auda been used?
Auda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 57 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Auda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Audrey, Audra, Audrina, Audriana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1887–1943 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.