Autherine — girls' name

What the Data Says About Autherine

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Autherine between 1940 and 1960, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Autherine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Autherine performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Autherine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Autherine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Autherine 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 51 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.