Unisex name · since 1975
Auden
1,887 babies named Auden in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,801 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,887
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Auden is the #1801 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,887 recorded since 1975.
Auden has 1,887 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1801 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #3,430 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,801 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,887 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Auden ranks #3,430 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,801 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,887 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,430 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,801 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,887
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Auden's 1,887 recorded births place it above 92.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Auden compares
1,887 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Auden's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Auden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,887 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 34 | 22,252 |
Auden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Auden splits its recorded history at 2008: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 129 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Auden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Auden popularity over time - girls
1,001 total births recorded since 2000 (Auden as girls' name)
Auden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (863 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Auden's strongest decade.
863 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Auden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1990s 80
1990s
80 births
- 2000s
2000s
356 births
- 2010s
2010s
863 births
- 2020s
2020s
576 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 863 births (46% of all-time use).
How Auden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Auden's total volume
Auden by state
Where Auden concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 264 | 14.0% |
| #2 | California | | 106 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 59 | 3.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 53 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 36 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 27 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 22 | 1.2% |
264 of 1,887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Auden appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Auden's data
- Auden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (863 total births) through the 2020s (576) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Audens (264 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Auden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Auden 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.