Unisex name · since 1914
Autrey
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 213 babies named Autrey, peaking in 1932. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Autrey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 213 have been recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Autrey has been recorded 213 times among boys since 1914, 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 1914 to 2014.
- #12,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 213 born since 1914
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Autrey ranks #12,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 213 born since 1914, peaking in the 1930s.
- #12,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 213
- born since 1914
- 1930s
- peak decade
Autrey's 213 recorded births place it above 72.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Autrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Autrey's full recorded timeline at 1940, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Autrey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2014
- Peak year (1932)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2014.
213 total births across 101 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1932 with 12 births in a single year.
Autrey popularity over time - girls
21 total births recorded since 1917 (Autrey as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Autrey accounts for 9% of total recorded use across both genders.
Autrey by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (55 births, 26% of the file).
1930s was Autrey's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Autrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 55 births (26% of all-time use).
Autrey decade highlights
- Peak decade 55 births
- Runner-up 34 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Autrey by state
Where Autrey concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
Top 5 states
- Alabama 2.8% of nationwide
- Texas 2.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Alabama accounts for 2.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Autrey's data
- Autrey's decade-level peak was the 1930s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Autreys (6 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 Autrey: 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 (~100 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, 1914–2014 (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 Autrey 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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