Given name
Autumn
“born in the fall”
Autumn is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “born in the fall.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “born in the fall.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Autumn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 146,326
- 338 boys · 145,988 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 4,214 babies
- 2025
- 2,813
- #88 for girls · #8,995 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,805 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 88 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 4,208 in 1998. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (275). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 110,887 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Autumn
- Autumn ReeserAmerican actressborn 1980
- Autumn Phillipsformer granddaughter-in-law of Elizabeth IIborn 1978
- Autumn PeltierAnishinaabe water protectorborn 2004
- Autumn Durald ArkapawAmerican cinematographerborn 1979
- Autumn de WildeAmerican photographerborn 1970
- Autumn WithersAmerican actress, singer and former dancerborn 1979
- Autumn HurlbertAmerican actress and singerborn 1980
- Autumn KnightAmerican interdisciplinary artist (born 1980)
- Autumn KentAmerican mathematician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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