Data through 1995

Author name popularity in the United States

Author ranked #8868 for boys in 1995. SSA recorded 5 boys named Author.

Rank#8868

for boys in 1995

Boys recorded5

SSA

Peak year1933

59 recorded

Five-year changeNot available

since 1990

Popularity over time

Boys

Author for boys and girls

Boys

5

100.0% in 1995 · data from 1880 to 1995

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
1995boys5#8868
1993boys7#6816
1992boys8#6128
1991boys12#4476
1987boys7#5459
1986boys5#6721
1984boys5#6315
1981boys6#5468
1980boys5#6250
1979boys6#5355
1977boys7#4582
1976boys9#3724
Show full history (97 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
1995boys5#8868
1993boys7#6816
1992boys8#6128
1991boys12#4476
1987boys7#5459
1986boys5#6721
1984boys5#6315
1981boys6#5468
1980boys5#6250
1979boys6#5355
1977boys7#4582
1976boys9#3724
1975boys13#2902
1974boys6#4634
1972boys7#3963
1970boys6#4230
1969boys10#2861
1968boys17#1962
1967boys7#3231
1966boys9#2784
1965boys8#2982
1964boys12#2409
1963boys12#2414
1962boys19#1852
1961boys13#2322
1960boys15#2121
1959boys22#1709
1958boys25#1557
1957boys16#2019
1956boys28#1480
1955boys28#1458
1954boys39#1200
1953boys18#1836
1952boys31#1347
1951boys40#1139
1950boys39#1139
1949boys40#1110
1948boys29#1346
1947boys35#1233
1946boys46#1003
1945boys35#1103
1944boys37#1085
1943boys45#998
1942boys45#991
1941boys36#1091
1940boys46#939
1939boys43#954
1938boys40#1009
1937boys50#869
1936boys42#949
1935boys37#1057
1934boys29#1241
1933boys59#799
1932boys42#1025
1931boys35#1145
1930boys51#944
1929boys45#1010
1928boys49#980
1927boys45#1041
1926boys49#980
1925boys38#1144
1924boys43#1093
1923boys46#1041
1922boys54#949
1921boys41#1101
1920boys42#1089
1919boys38#1122
1918boys30#1286
1917boys26#1362
1916boys33#1138
1915boys21#1505
1914boys19#1388
1913boys18#1205
1912boys14#1268
1911boys7#1387
1910boys16#755
1909boys7#1155
1908boys10#877
1907boys7#1094
1905boys9#836
1904boys10#760
1903boys6#1009
1902boys5#1137
1901boys6#943
1900boys7#1050
1898boys11#663
1894boys10#668
1893boys5#1035
1892boys5#1066
1890boys8#739
1887boys6#819
1886boys7#758
1884boys6#848
1883boys11#556
1882boys8#691
1881boys5#866
1880boys6#809

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Author’s popularity has changed

Change since peak-91.5%