Boy

Auburn

AW-burn

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Old French place name meaning 'white or light-colored,' originally describing hair color, now evocative of warmth and reddish-brown tones.”

Popularity Over Time

Auburn US popularity rank over timeRank 13890 in 2015 to rank 1263 in 1912. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1263#7577#13890190919401960198020002024

Auburn is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old French

Syllables

2

Nicknames

AubBurn

Style

NatureModernSoft

Famous Bearers

  • Auburn (place name
  • university)
  • literary reference

Collections

Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

English-speaking cultures

People Also Ask

Old French place name meaning 'white or light-colored,' originally describing hair color, now evocative of warmth and reddish-brown tones.

Auburn is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Auburn include Aub, Burn.

Names that pair beautifully with Auburn include Rowan, Silas, Cooper, Iris.