Auburn is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2015 and has grown less common since.
Auburn is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,369 among girls (32) and #12,215 among boys (5) — overall #6,850 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | #4,369 | #12,215 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | #5,320 | #11,082 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | #4,473 | — |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | #4,490 | #9,061 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | #4,737 | #10,917 |
| 2020 | 44 | 44 | #3,453 | — |
| 2019 | 33 | 33 | #4,924 | #10,923 |
| 2018 | 36 | 36 | #4,008 | — |
| 2017 | 49 | 49 | #3,560 | #10,906 |
| 2016 | 41 | 41 | #4,168 | #10,879 |
| 2015 | 57 | 57 | #3,182 | #12,254 |
| 2014 | 50 | 50 | #3,549 | #10,840 |
| 2013 | 47 | 47 | #3,715 | #10,863 |
| 2012 | 46 | 46 | #3,474 | — |
| 2011 | 31 | 31 | #4,584 | — |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | #5,627 | — |
| 2009 | 30 | 30 | #4,819 | — |
| 2008 | 33 | 33 | #4,558 | — |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 | #4,965 | #11,047 |
| 2006 | 42 | 42 | #4,082 | #10,786 |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | #5,828 | — |
| 2004 | 34 | 34 | #4,102 | — |
| 2003 | 24 | 24 | #5,107 | — |
| 2002 | 26 | 26 | #4,648 | — |
| 2001 | 32 | 32 | #4,578 | #9,353 |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | #4,305 | #10,500 |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | #3,898 | — |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | #4,383 | — |
| 1997 | 42 | — | #2,883 | — |
| 1996 | 42 | — | #2,851 | — |
| 1995 | 32 | — | #3,425 | — |
| 1994 | 27 | — | #3,905 | — |
| 1993 | 35 | — | #4,000 | #5,799 |
| 1992 | 41 | — | #3,274 | #6,722 |
| 1991 | 28 | — | #4,824 | #5,988 |
| 1990 | 35 | — | #3,719 | #6,462 |
| 1989 | 21 | — | #5,316 | #7,994 |
| 1988 | 16 | — | #5,081 | — |
| 1987 | 21 | — | #3,998 | — |
| 1986 | 23 | — | #4,361 | #6,804 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | #5,702 | — |
| 1984 | 14 | — | #4,983 | — |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #5,175 | — |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,229 | — |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #4,981 | #6,353 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,239 | — |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #5,119 | — |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #7,617 | #5,176 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #8,233 | #5,663 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | — | #4,268 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | — | #2,321 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,780 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #3,983 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,628 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | — | #3,327 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,114 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,685 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | — | #2,671 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | — | #2,461 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,451 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | — | #2,673 |
| 1950 | 8 | — | — | #2,786 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,620 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,108 |
| 1946 | 11 | — | — | #2,279 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #2,882 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | — | #1,839 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | — | #1,952 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | — | #3,164 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | — | #2,088 |
| 1939 | 9 | — | — | #2,463 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,198 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | — | #1,633 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,069 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,541 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | — | #1,865 |
| 1933 | 12 | — | — | #2,102 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | — | #2,008 |
| 1930 | 22 | — | — | #1,561 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | — | #2,214 |
| 1928 | 12 | — | — | #2,403 |
| 1927 | 21 | — | — | #1,695 |
| 1926 | 13 | — | — | #2,310 |
| 1925 | 23 | — | — | #1,588 |
| 1924 | 14 | — | — | #2,240 |
| 1923 | 21 | — | — | #1,701 |
| 1922 | 21 | — | — | #1,701 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | — | #2,508 |
| 1920 | 25 | — | #5,038 | #1,755 |
| 1919 | 17 | — | — | #1,886 |
| 1918 | 15 | — | — | #2,081 |
| 1917 | 7 | — | — | #3,244 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | — | #2,397 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | — | #1,792 |
| 1914 | 13 | — | — | #1,784 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #2,853 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,607 |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,286 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | — | #1,014 |