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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Auther

Auther was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 604th; the most babies were born in 1926 (68). More babies were named Auther in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192668 babies
Total since 1880
2,366babies recorded

Auther popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 17 since 1925.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,08510
1960#2,12715
1950#1,29231
1940#90649
1930#84360
1920#94054
1910#98411
1900#78711
1890——
1880#8246

How popular is Auther, counting every spelling?

Auther has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Auther?

About 600 people born in the US named Auther are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 64 and 82. That makes Auther a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Auther by state

How common Auther was among boys born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (7.4×), Louisiana (4.0×), Texas (2.7×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesAR0.07Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesLA0.21Mississippi: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesMS0.11Alabama: 0.39 per 1,000 babiesAL0.39Georgia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesGA0.13Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesTX0.14Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Auther, boys, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Auther: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Auther, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Auther

How popular is the name Auther?

Auther was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 604th; the most babies were born in 1926 (68). More babies were named Auther in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Auther a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 17 girls and 2,349 boys.

Where was Auther most popular?

In 1924–1928, Auther was most common in Alabama (0.39 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Texas.