Boys' name · since 1912
Aurther
Aurther has 284 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
284 boys have been named Aurther since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurther has been recorded 284 times among boys since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1989.
- #10,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 284 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurther ranks #10,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 284 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #10,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 284
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Aurther's 284 recorded births place it above 75.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Aurther's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aurther's full recorded timeline at 1939, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aurther popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1989
- Peak year (1932)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Aurther by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (68 births, 24% of the file).
1930s was Aurther's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Aurther births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
64 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
54 births
- 1950s
1950s
47 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 68 births (24% of all-time use).
Aurther by state
Where Aurther concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 284 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aurther's data
- Aurther's decade-level peak was the 1930s (68 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Aurthers (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aurther: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1912–1989 (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 Aurther 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.