Boys' name · since 1927
Aurthor
Aurthor has 17 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,983 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1927
- 1930s
- peak decade
Aurthor sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Aurthor recorded 17 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1942.
- #29,983 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1927
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aurthor ranks #29,983 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1927, peaking in the 1930s.
- #29,983 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1927
- 1930s
- peak decade
Aurthor's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Aurthor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aurthor splits its recorded history at 1930: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aurthor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1942
- Peak year (1930)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1942.
17 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1930 with 6 births in a single year.
Aurthor by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (6 births, 35% of the file).
1930s was Aurthor's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Aurthor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 6 births (35% of all-time use).
Aurthor decade highlights
- Peak decade 6 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Aurthor's data
- Aurthor's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~15 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, 1927–1942 (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 Aurthor 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.
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