Auburn

Where Auburn comes from

The dictionaries list Auburn as a given name — a female given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1837
    Auburn Pridemore born
    Confederate Army officer
  2. 1920
    First appearance
    #4,975 among girls, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 1996
    Peak, #2,849
    42 babies named Auburn — more than any year before or since.
  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.