Author

Given to 2,173 US babies since 1880 · Not recorded since 1995

Rank in 2025

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1883

11 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

2,173

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Author was most popular in 1883, when 11 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.11 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Author in 2025. Not recorded since 1995.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
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2000	<5	—	<5	—
1999	<5	—	<5	—
1998	<5	—	<5	—
1997	<5	—	<5	—
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	5	8868
1994	<5	—	<5	—
1993	<5	—	7	6816
1992	<5	—	8	6128
1991	<5	—	12	4476
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	7	5459
1986	<5	—	5	6721
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	5	6315
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	6	5468
1980	<5	—	5	6250
1979	<5	—	6	5355
1978	<5	—	<5	—
1977	<5	—	7	4582
1976	<5	—	9	3724
1975	<5	—	13	2902
1974	<5	—	6	4634
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	7	3963
1971	<5	—	<5	—
1970	<5	—	6	4230
1969	<5	—	10	2861
1968	<5	—	17	1962
1967	<5	—	7	3231
1966	<5	—	9	2784
1965	<5	—	8	2982
1964	<5	—	12	2409
1963	<5	—	12	2414
1962	<5	—	19	1852
1961	<5	—	13	2322
1960	<5	—	15	2121
1959	<5	—	22	1709
1958	<5	—	25	1557
1957	<5	—	16	2019
1956	<5	—	28	1480
1955	<5	—	28	1458
1954	<5	—	39	1200
1953	<5	—	18	1836
1952	<5	—	31	1347
1951	<5	—	40	1139
1950	<5	—	39	1139
1949	<5	—	40	1110
1948	<5	—	29	1346
1947	<5	—	35	1233
1946	<5	—	46	1003
1945	<5	—	35	1103
1944	<5	—	37	1085
1943	<5	—	45	998
1942	<5	—	45	991
1941	<5	—	36	1091
1940	<5	—	46	939
1939	<5	—	43	954
1938	<5	—	40	1009
1937	<5	—	50	869
1936	<5	—	42	949
1935	<5	—	37	1057
1934	<5	—	29	1241
1933	<5	—	59	799
1932	<5	—	42	1025
1931	<5	—	35	1145
1930	<5	—	51	944
1929	<5	—	45	1010
1928	<5	—	49	980
1927	<5	—	45	1041
1926	<5	—	49	980
1925	<5	—	38	1144
1924	<5	—	43	1093
1923	<5	—	46	1041
1922	<5	—	54	949
1921	<5	—	41	1101
1920	<5	—	42	1089
1919	<5	—	38	1122
1918	<5	—	30	1286
1917	<5	—	26	1362
1916	<5	—	33	1138
1915	<5	—	21	1505
1914	<5	—	19	1388
1913	<5	—	18	1205
1912	<5	—	14	1268
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	16	755
1909	<5	—	7	1155
1908	<5	—	10	877
1907	<5	—	7	1094
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	9	836
1904	<5	—	10	760
1903	<5	—	6	1009
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	7	1050
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	11	663
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	10	668
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	5	1066
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	8	739
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	6	819
1886	<5	—	7	758
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	6	848
1883	<5	—	11	556
1882	<5	—	8	691
1881	<5	—	5	866
1880	<5	—	6	809