Girls' name · since 1910
Autumn
Autumn has 145,988 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #88 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 145,988
- born since 1910
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Autumn is the #88 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 145,988 recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Autumn has been recorded 145,988 times among girls since 1910, currently ranked #88 nationally and more common than 99.5% 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 1910 to 2025.
- #277 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #88 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 145,988 born since 1910
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Autumn ranks #277 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #88 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 145,988 born since 1910, peaking in the 2000s.
- #277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #88 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 145,988
- born since 1910
- 2000s
- peak decade
Autumn's 145,988 recorded births place it above 99.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Autumn compares
145,988 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Autumn's all-time total is 388x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Autumn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 145,988 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,208 | 21 | 19,840 |
Autumn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Autumn's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 99% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 1%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 4,208, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Autumn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 4,208
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Autumn popularity over time - boys
338 total births recorded since 1974 (Autumn as boys' name)
Autumn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (38,538 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Autumn's strongest decade.
38,538 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Autumn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 65
1910s
65 births
- 1920s 48
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 85
1930s
85 births
- 1940s 88
1940s
88 births
- 1950s 412
1950s
412 births
- 1960s 974
1960s
974 births
- 1970s 7,355
1970s
7,355 births
- 1980s 13,825
1980s
13,825 births
- 1990s
1990s
28,155 births
- 2000s
2000s
38,538 births
- 2010s
2010s
37,701 births
- 2020s
2020s
18,742 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 38,538 births (26% of all-time use).
How Autumn 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 Autumn's total volume
Autumn by state
Where Autumn concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10,884 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10,444 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 7,516 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 7,304 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6,989 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6,353 | 4.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 5,772 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5,555 | 3.8% |
10,884 of 145,988 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Autumn appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Autumn's data
- Autumn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (38,538 total births) through the 2020s (18,742) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Autumns (10,884 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Autumn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Autumn: 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 (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Autumn 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.