Is Auburn a boy or girl name?
Auburn is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 6 boys were named Auburn, so 80% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 64.3% of the 2,027 US babies named Auburn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,034
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,304
- Babies named Auburn since 1890
- 2,027
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 57 babies
Boys and girls named Auburn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 104 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 170 | 5 | 2.9% |
| 1930s | 117 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 54 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 17 | 26 | 60.5% |
| 1980s | 15 | 144 | 90.6% |
| 1990s | 31 | 306 | 90.8% |
| 2000s | 23 | 287 | 92.6% |
| 2010s | 35 | 379 | 91.5% |
| 2020s | 20 | 157 | 88.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,034 | 24 | #5,304 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,470 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,052 | 31 | #4,488 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,909 | 27 | #4,850 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,449 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,918 | 27 | #4,922 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,008 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,905 | 43 | #3,558 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,878 | 35 | #4,168 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,252 | 52 | #3,181 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,839 | 44 | #3,549 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,861 | 41 | #3,713 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,473 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,584 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,626 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,818 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,558 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,047 | 29 | #4,965 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,783 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,102 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,107 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,648 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,353 | 26 | #4,578 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,500 | 28 | #4,304 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,898 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,383 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,883 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,851 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,425 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,799 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,721 | 34 | #3,274 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,988 | 20 | #4,824 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,462 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,995 | 16 | #5,316 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,082 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,998 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,806 | 18 | #4,362 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,702 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,983 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,175 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,231 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,354 | 14 | #4,980 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,239 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,120 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,176 | 7 | #7,617 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,663 | 6 | #8,234 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,268 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,321 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,780 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,981 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,629 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,325 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,114 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,686 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,786 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,108 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,463 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,199 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,069 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,541 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 15 | #1,865 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 22 | #1,561 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,214 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,403 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,310 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,240 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,508 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,755 | 5 | #5,038 |
| 1919 | 17 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 15 | #2,081 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,244 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,397 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,792 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,784 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,853 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,286 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Auburn reached #1,014 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #2,851 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.