Girls' name · since 1940
Autherine
Autherine has 51 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Autherine sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 1940.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Autherine has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1940, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1960.
- #34,722 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Autherine ranks #34,722 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #34,722 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Autherine's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Autherine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Autherine's full recorded timeline at 1957, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Autherine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1960
- Peak year (1956)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Autherine by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (39 births, 76% of the file).
1950s was Autherine's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Autherine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 39 births (76% of all-time use).
Autherine by state
Where Autherine concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 8 | 15.7% |
8 of 51 births nationwide.
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What to do with Autherine's data
- Autherine's decade-level peak was the 1950s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Autherines (8 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Autherine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1940–1960 (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 Autherine 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.