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.
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.
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