Author Name Popularity

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How popular is Author?

Mostly unused in the United States, less than 5 babies were bestowed the name in 2018.

This once, top 1000 name, Author is currently less popular.

Position 557, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1883.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1933 with 59 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Author was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Author occurred roughly during the years 1911-1916, 1917-1922, and 1934-1937.

The popularity trend for Author has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Author for their newborn has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Author?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Author is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Author has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Author (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		< 5	--
2016		< 5	--
2015		< 5	--
2014		< 5	--
2013		< 5	--
2012		< 5	--
2011		< 5	--
2010		< 5	--
2009		< 5	--
2008		< 5	--
2007		< 5	--
2006		< 5	--
2005		< 5	--
2004		< 5	--
2003		< 5	--
2002		< 5	--
2001		< 5	--
2000		< 5	--
1999		< 5	--
1998		< 5	--
1997		< 5	--
1996		< 5	--
1995		5	8,985
1994		< 5	--
1993		7	6,873
1992		8	6,175
1991		12	4,504
1990		< 5	--
1989		< 5	--
1988		< 5	--
1987		7	5,506
1986		5	6,805
1985		< 5	--
1984		5	6,395
1983		< 5	--
1982		< 5	--
1981		6	5,542
1980		5	6,330
1979		6	5,409
1978		< 5	--
1977		7	4,629
1976		9	3,743
1975		13	2,919
1974		6	4,680
1973		< 5	--
1972		7	4,000
1971		< 5	--
1970		6	4,269
1969		10	2,879
1968		17	1,966
1967		7	3,255
1966		9	2,797
1965		8	3,001
1964		12	2,421
1963		12	2,422
1962		19	1,854
1961		12	2,419
1960		16	2,048
1959		22	1,717
1958		25	1,559
1957		16	2,024
1956		28	1,480
1955		29	1,423
1954		38	1,215
1953		18	1,837
1952		31	1,350
1951		40	1,139
1950		39	1,141
1949		40	1,111
1948		29	1,349
1947		35	1,234
1946		46	1,003
1945		35	1,103
1944		37	1,088
1943		45	998
1942		45	993
1941		36	1,094
1940		46	939
1939		43	954
1938		40	1,011
1937		49	880
1936		43	939
1935		37	1,059
1934		29	1,242
1933		59	799
1932		42	1,026
1931		36	1,130
1930		51	945
1929		44	1,025
1928		49	984
1927		45	1,041
1926		49	982
1925		38	1,145
1924		43	1,093
1923		46	1,042
1922		54	949
1921		41	1,104
1920		42	1,090
1919		38	1,125
1918		30	1,289
1917		26	1,365
1916		33	1,138
1915		21	1,507
1914		19	1,393
1913		18	1,211
1912		14	1,277
1911		7	1,399
1910		16	756
1909		7	1,161
1908		10	886
1907		7	1,105
1906		< 5	--
1905		9	840
1904		10	764
1903		6	1,017
1902		5	1,155
1901		6	958
1900		7	1,054
1899		< 5	--
1898		11	668
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		10	676
1893		5	1,047
1892		5	1,078
1891		< 5	--
1890		8	743
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		6	827
1886		7	767
1885		< 5	--
1884		6	859
1883		11	557
1882		8	704
1881		5	877
1880		6	825

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.