girls' name ★ peaked 1998

Autumn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #88 Trend → Stable

A female given name from English of modern usage, from autumn, the name of the season.

Rank 2025
#88
among girls · ↓9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,813
named Autumn · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 573
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1998
4,214 babies
All-time total
146,326
#277 all-time among girls
First recorded
1910
in Social Security records

Autumn popularity over time

146,326 babies have been named Autumn since 1910, 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 – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 65 – 65 7 – #2,380
1920s 48 – 48 5 -26% #3,698
1930s 85 – 85 9 +77% #1,955
1940s 88 – 88 9 +4% #2,749
1950s 412 – 412 41 +368% #1,177
1960s 974 – 974 97 +136% #832
1970s 7,355 54 7,409 741 +661% #180
1980s 13,825 66 13,891 1,389 +87% #169
1990s 28,155 38 28,193 2,819 +103% #77
2000s 38,538 72 38,610 3,861 +37% #72
2010s 37,701 60 37,761 3,776 -2% #64
2020s (to 2025) 18,742 48 18,790 3,132 -17% #66

Where Autumn 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 2,761 1.72 #89
2027 2,725 1.70 #90
2028 2,694 1.68 #92
2029 2,669 1.66 #94
2030 2,647 1.65 #96

Where Autumn is most popular

Girls named Autumn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.92 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, Delaware, and Alaska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Autumn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Hampshire 106 5.74 +199%
Delaware 65 5.73 +198%
Alaska 48 5.58 +190%
Mississippi 249 5.32 +177%
Wyoming 22 5.16 +168%
New Mexico 111 4.56 +137%
District of Columbia 53 4.47 +133%
Louisiana 350 4.00 +108%
North Dakota 51 3.88 +102%
Alabama 325 3.46 +80%
South Carolina 310 3.45 +79%
Maine 53 3.43 +78%
Rhode Island 42 3.35 +74%
Georgia 761 3.35 +74%
Montana 45 3.32 +73%
West Virginia 85 3.24 +69%
Wisconsin 318 3.09 +61%
Virginia 507 2.97 +55%
Maryland 315 2.97 +55%
Arkansas 156 2.95 +54%
North Carolina 643 2.82 +47%
Michigan 509 2.79 +45%
Connecticut 161 2.77 +44%
Missouri 329 2.73 +42%
Nevada 126 2.71 +41%
Vermont 13 2.68 +39%
Colorado 290 2.60 +35%
Tennessee 410 2.59 +35%
Utah 211 2.54 +32%
Idaho 84 2.51 +31%
Pennsylvania 585 2.47 +29%
Kansas 137 2.37 +24%
Oregon 154 2.37 +23%
Nebraska 85 2.36 +23%
Minnesota 254 2.35 +22%
New Jersey 421 2.33 +21%
Iowa 136 2.33 +21%
Illinois 520 2.27 +18%
Indiana 316 2.25 +17%
Ohio 532 2.24 +17%
Oklahoma 165 2.24 +17%
South Dakota 32 2.24 +17%
Kentucky 191 2.23 +16%
Arizona 306 2.18 +13%
Massachusetts 252 2.08 +8%
Hawaii 23 2.01 ≈ national
Florida 830 1.94 ≈ national
New York 763 1.93 ≈ national
Washington 275 1.90 ≈ national
Texas 1,520 1.89 ≈ national
California 1,323 1.57 -18%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Autumn

Autumn is a top-100 name for girls in the United States, ranked #88 in 2025 with 2,805 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1910, 146,326 American babies have been named Autumn. Its peak came in 1998, when 4,214 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Autumn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Autumn?

The median living Autumn is about 20 years old; half are between 10 and 29. An estimated 144 thousand people named Autumn are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Autumn 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 2,805 #88 8 #8,995
2024 3,045 #79 7 #10,014
2023 3,011 #75 9 #8,326
2022 3,241 #71 8 #9,062
2021 3,498 #66 6 #10,922
2020 3,142 #82 10 #7,568
2019 3,283 #82 7 #9,855
2018 3,506 #77 6 #10,901
2017 3,611 #75 6 #10,909
2016 4,045 #65 6 #10,880
2015 4,124 #69 – –
2014 4,082 #71 7 #9,743
2013 3,968 #64 6 #10,866
2012 3,784 #68 9 #8,214
2011 3,769 #69 5 #12,459
2010 3,529 #81 8 #8,880
2009 3,717 #81 6 #11,134
2008 3,669 #87 – –
2007 3,719 #90 – –
2006 3,581 #95 6 #10,793
2005 3,603 #90 5 #11,633
2004 3,868 #82 28 #3,377
2003 4,059 #75 8 #7,910
2002 4,104 #73 6 #9,498
2001 4,191 #72 5 #10,711
2000 4,027 #77 8 #7,498
1995 2,980 #110 6 #7,880
1990 1,652 #177 – –
1985 1,222 #210 6 #5,835
1980 1,529 #180 10 #3,864
1975 840 #286 10 #3,450
1970 199 #740 – –
1965 96 #1,070 – –
1960 59 #1,433 – –
1955 34 #1,806 – –
1950 7 #4,346 – –
1945 7 #3,698 – –
1940 10 #2,749 – –
1935 11 #2,588 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 6 #4,480 – –
1920 7 #3,994 – –
1915 5 #4,336 – –
1910 5 #2,444 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Autumn

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Autumn Reeser Autumn Reeser American actress (born 1980) Contemporary
  2. 2 Autumn Phillips Former granddaughter-in-law of Elizabeth II (born 1978) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Autumn?

The median living Autumn is about 20 years old. Half of all living Autumns are between 10 and 29 years old.

How many people named Autumn are alive today?

An estimated 144 thousand people named Autumn are alive in the United States, based on 146,326 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Autumn mean?

A female given name from English of modern usage, from autumn, the name of the season.

How popular is the name Autumn in 2025?

Autumn ranked #88 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,805 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Autumn?

146,326 babies have been named Autumn in the United States since 1910, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Autumn most popular?

Autumn peaked in 1998, when 4,214 newborns received the name.

Is Autumn a boy or girl name?

Autumn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Autumn rising or falling?

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

Will Autumn become more popular?

Autumn looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,647 girls named Autumn in 2030, ranking around #96. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Autumn?

Well-known people named Autumn include Autumn Reeser (actor), Autumn Phillips (companion).

Names like Autumn

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