Recorded 1912–1989 Boys' name Peak 1932 284 births

Aurther — boys' name

284 babies named Aurther in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s641930s681940s541950s471960s101970s51980s5
1930s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Aurther was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

15 babies were named Aurther in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aurther

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Aurther between 1912 and 1989, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Aurther currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aurther performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 68 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Aurther shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Aurther in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aurther 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 284 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.

Aurther at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

284

Since 1912

78 years of records

Peak year

1932

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1912

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1989

Aurther popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1912

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1932)
15
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
05101520 19891956194919431934192719201912 8

Aurther by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
68 births that decade — 24% of Aurther's all-time total
1910s311920s641930s681940s541950s471960s101970s51980s5

Aurther by state

Where Aurther concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Aurther
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 1.8%
Mississippi share of Aurther's total US births 1.8%

5 of 284 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aurther?
284 babies have been named Aurther since 1912. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1932 with 15 births.
When was Aurther most popular?
Aurther was most popular in the 1930s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Aurther most popular?
The top states for the name Aurther are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Aurther been used?
Aurther has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 78 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Aurther?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aurelio, Aurelius, Auron, Aureliano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1989 (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.