Auburn

Where Auburn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Auburn.

  • 2 syllables
Auburn through the years
  1. 1837
    Auburn Pridemore born
    Confederate Army officer
  2. 1920
    First appearance
    #4,975 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1976
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  4. 1996
    Peak, #2,849
    42 babies named Auburn, its best rank.
  5. 2005
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #5,800.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Auburn Pridemore · Confederate Army officer, 1837–1900

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.