Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2015

Auburn

Gender Unisex · 65% girls Rank 2025 #4,369 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#4,369
among girls · ↑951 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
37
named Auburn · +23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 50,227
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
57 babies
All-time total
2,065
#6,162 all-time among girls
First recorded
1890
in Social Security records

Auburn popularity over time

2,065 babies have been named Auburn since 1890, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 5 5 1 – –
1900s – 6 6 1 +20% –
1910s – 104 104 10 +1633% –
1920s 5 170 175 18 +68% #5,038
1930s – 117 117 12 -33% –
1940s – 82 82 8 -30% –
1950s – 44 44 4 -46% –
1960s – 54 54 5 +23% –
1970s 26 17 43 4 -20% #5,119
1980s 144 15 159 16 +270% #3,998
1990s 306 31 337 34 +112% #2,851
2000s 287 23 310 31 -8% #4,082
2010s 379 35 414 41 +34% #3,182
2020s (to 2025) 190 25 215 36 -13% #3,453

Where Auburn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 31 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 30 0.02 outside top 500
2030 30 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Auburn

Auburn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,369 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1890, 2,065 American babies have been named Auburn, about 65% girls and 35% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2015, when 57 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Auburn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Auburn?

The median living Auburn is about 21 years old; half are between 10 and 33. An estimated 1,600 people named Auburn are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Auburn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 32 #4,369 5 #12,215
2024 24 #5,320 6 #11,082
2023 31 #4,473 – –
2022 31 #4,490 8 #9,061
2021 28 #4,737 6 #10,917
2020 44 #3,453 – –
2019 27 #4,924 6 #10,923
2018 36 #4,008 – –
2017 43 #3,560 6 #10,906
2016 35 #4,168 6 #10,879
2015 52 #3,182 5 #12,254
2014 44 #3,549 6 #10,840
2013 41 #3,715 6 #10,863
2012 46 #3,474 – –
2011 31 #4,584 – –
2010 24 #5,627 – –
2009 30 #4,819 – –
2008 33 #4,558 – –
2007 29 #4,965 6 #11,047
2006 36 #4,082 6 #10,786
2005 21 #5,828 – –
2004 34 #4,102 – –
2003 24 #5,107 – –
2002 26 #4,648 – –
2001 26 #4,578 6 #9,353
2000 28 #4,305 5 #10,500
1995 32 #3,425 – –
1990 28 #3,719 7 #6,462
1985 12 #5,702 – –
1980 7 #8,239 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – 6 #4,268
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 6 #3,685
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 8 #2,786
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 12 #2,088
1935 – – 9 #2,541
1930 – – 22 #1,561
1925 – – 23 #1,588
1920 5 #5,038 20 #1,755
1915 – – 16 #1,792
1910 – – 5 #1,607
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – 5 #1,014
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Auburn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Auburn?

The median living Auburn is about 21 years old. Half of all living Auburns are between 10 and 33 years old.

How many people named Auburn are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Auburn are alive in the United States, based on 2,065 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Auburn in 2025?

Auburn ranked #4,369 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Auburn?

2,065 babies have been named Auburn in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Auburn most popular?

Auburn peaked in 2015, when 57 newborns received the name.

Is Auburn a boy or girl name?

Auburn is used for both: about 65% of babies named Auburn have been girls and 35% boys.

Is the name Auburn rising or falling?

Auburn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Auburn become more popular?

Auburn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 30 girls named Auburn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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