Girls' name · peaked in 1998
Autumn name popularity since 1925
146,233 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Autumn. Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Autumn is about 21 years old in 2026. Autumn peaked in 1998 as the #77 name for girls, and it ranked #88 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 146,233
- Named Autumn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #88
- for girls in 2025 (2,805 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 145,895 girls · 338 boys
- Most popular in
- Alaska
- 2.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Autumn made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Autumn births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Autumn both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, Autumn became 5.1× more common, from 1 in 8,780 baby girls to 1 in 1,740.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Autumn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Autumn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Autumn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 20 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 85 | 0 | #2,588 |
| 1940s | 88 | 0 | #3,698 |
| 1950s | 412 | 0 | #1,806 |
| 1960s | 974 | 0 | #1,070 |
| 1970s | 7,355 | 54 | #286 |
| 1980s | 13,825 | 66 | #210 |
| 1990s | 28,155 | 38 | #110 |
| 2000s | 38,538 | 72 | #90 |
| 2010s | 37,701 | 60 | #69 |
| 2020–25 | 18,742 | 48 | #88 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.3% of babies named Autumn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Autumn is most popular
The index compares Autumn's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Autumn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2.57× | 557 |
| Nevada | 1.98× | 1,031 |
| New Hampshire | 1.66× | 762 |
| Tennessee | 1.53× | 4,719 |
| Delaware | 1.52× | 462 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Autumn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Autumn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Autumn (1998).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data