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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Author

Author was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 557th; the most babies were born in 1933 (59). More babies were named Author 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
193359 babies
Total since 1880
2,173babies recorded

Author popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,3305
1970#4,2726
1960#2,12815
1950#1,14039
1940#94046
1930#94551
1920#1,09042
1910#75616
1900#1,0547
1890#7438
1880#8256

How popular is Author, counting every spelling?

Author has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Author?

About 600 people born in the US named Author are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 62 and 80. That makes Author 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.

Author by state

How common Author was among boys born in each state in 1931–1935, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (6.0×), North Carolina (3.2×), Texas (2.2×). 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: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesTN0.04North Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesNC0.13South Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesSC0.06District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesLA0.05Mississippi: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesMS0.07Alabama: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesAL0.13Georgia: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesGA0.23Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesTX0.09Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Author, boys, 1931–1935. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Author

How popular is the name Author?

Author was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 557th; the most babies were born in 1933 (59). More babies were named Author in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Author a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 0 girls and 2,173 boys.

Where was Author most popular?

In 1931–1935, Author was most common in Georgia (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Alabama and North Carolina.