Name Legacy

Auburn

Recorded 1890–2025 · United States

Auburn was most popular in 2015, when 57 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,169 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,065 people named Auburn.

Most popular in2015
Rank that year#5,169
Births that year57
Total since 18802,065
Given to65% girls

Auburn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Auburn’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Auburn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Auburn is a unisex name — 64.8% of the 2,065 Americans given it were girls and 35.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 1990 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 88% girls and 12% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Auburn

Where Auburn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org