Boys' name · since 1880
Auther
2,349 babies named Auther in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,349
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,349 boys have been named Auther since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Auther has been recorded 2,349 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1989.
- #2,989 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,349 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Auther ranks #2,989 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,349 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,989 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,349
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Auther's 2,349 recorded births place it above 93.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Auther's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Auther's full recorded timeline at 1935, 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 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 68 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Auther popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1989
- Peak year (1926)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Auther popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1925 (Auther as girls' name)
Auther by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (560 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Auther's strongest decade.
560 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Auther births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 61
1880s
61 births
- 1890s 43
1890s
43 births
- 1900s 58
1900s
58 births
- 1910s
1910s
301 births
- 1920s
1920s
560 births
- 1930s
1930s
490 births
- 1940s
1940s
400 births
- 1950s
1950s
239 births
- 1960s 109
1960s
109 births
- 1970s 61
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 560 births (24% of all-time use).
How Auther 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 Auther's total volume
Auther by state
Where Auther concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 194 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 147 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 141 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 128 | 5.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 70 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 65 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 60 | 2.6% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 59 | 2.5% |
194 of 2,349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Auther appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Auther's data
- Auther's decade-level peak was the 1920s (560 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Authers (194 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Auther: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1880–1989 (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 Auther 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.