Autumn
Autumn is a girls' name of Latin origin meaning “the fall season.” It ranked #78 in the United States in 2025. From the Latin 'autumnus,' the season of harvest and change.
how do you pronounce Autumn?
AW-tum
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what does Autumn mean?
The name Autumn means “the fall season.” It comes from the Latin language tradition.
From the Latin 'autumnus,' the season of harvest and change. Autumn was adopted as a given name in the 20th century, particularly in the United States, as part of a broader trend of using season and nature words as names.
where does the name Autumn come from?
From the Latin autumnus, of uncertain and possibly Etruscan origin, by way of the Old French autompne. English borrowed the word in the fourteenth century, gradually displacing the older harvest as the season's name.
the history of Autumn
Autumn belongs to the small group of season names used in English, and it is by some distance the most popular of them. Its use as a given name is modern and largely American, rising from the 1970s and reaching the top hundred in the 1990s.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #78 |
| 2023 | #75 |
| 2022 | #71 |
| 2021 | #70 |
| 2020 | #73 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Autumn?
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Variants around the world
who are famous people named Autumn?
- Autumn Phillips (granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II)
- Autumn Reeser (actress)
what names are similar to Autumn?
what names go well with Autumn?
Sibling names that share Autumn's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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