Latin autumnus — autumn; harvest season. The only one of the four seasons in common use as an American given name.
Autumn ranks 88th among American girls in 2025, with 2,813 born that year. Its best year was 1998, when 4,214 babies were given the name, ranking 77th. The typical living American called Autumn is about 21 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.33% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.