Girls' name · since 1971
Autum
Autum has 3,311 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,311
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Autum currently ranks #8481 among girls' names in America, with 3,311 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Autum has been recorded 3,311 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #8481 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,382 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,481 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,311 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Autum ranks #3,382 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,481 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,311 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,481 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,311
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Autum's 3,311 recorded births place it above 95.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Autum compares
3,311 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Autum's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Autum | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,311 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 146 | 21 | 19,840 |
Autum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Autum's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 146, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Autum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 146
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Autum by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,056 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Autum's strongest decade.
1,056 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Autum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 244
1970s
244 births
- 1980s
1980s
514 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,000 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,056 births
- 2010s 414
2010s
414 births
- 2020s 83
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,056 births (32% of all-time use).
How Autum compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Autum's total volume
Autum by state
Where Autum concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 172 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 163 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 119 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 94 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 91 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 77 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 64 | 1.9% |
| #8 | New York | | 55 | 1.7% |
172 of 3,311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Autum appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Autum's data
- Autum's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,056 total births); usage has since declined to 83 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Autums (172 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Autum
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Autum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Autum 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.