BabyNameScore

Autumn

AW·tum · 2 syllables

Autumn is easy for English speakers to say and spell correctly on first read.

91/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Effortless

    A documented English pronunciation is on file: AW-tum.

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Autumn belongs to a straightforward category of English word-names taken directly from the natural world, without the layered mythological or religious history found in many other names in this pack — its identity is simply the season itself, adopted as a given name in the same way as Summer or June.

  1. "Autumn" — a direct English season word-name, referring to the fall/harvest season between summer and winter. A direct English word-name for the season of autumn (fall), the period between summer and winter.
POPULARITY

Autumn over time

United States
#88RANK

Rank #88 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Recognizable without feeling automatic. Ranked #88 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

AW·tum

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Simple, immediately understandable, and pleasant-sounding for a young child, with no confusing spelling or pronunciation traps.

INTO ADULTHOOD

As a direct season word-name, Autumn carries warm, natural, and mildly nostalgic associations that read comfortably in adult contexts without any complicating mythology or disputed etymology.

Cultural Footprint

Part of the broader family of English-language season and nature word-names (Summer, Winter, June), used as given names without a separate deeper etymological or mythological layer beyond the season word itself.

TRACEABLE ORIGIN
  1. Autumn Reeseractress
  2. Autumn de Wildephotographer/director
  3. Autumn Patricia PhillipsBritish royal family, by marriage

Community Impressions

Autumn is a straightforward, transparent word-name — there is no hidden etymology or classical backstory to uncover, just a season chosen directly as a given name, in the same tradition as Summer or June. Its gentle 2013 peak and gradual decline since fit the broader pattern of well-established nature names settling into steady, moderate popularity rather than a sharp boom-and-bust cycle.

How this name is commonly received · not used in the score

More about Autumn

FORMALITY

Used in full in all contexts; no standard shortened form is documented.

Names around it

SummerWinterJune
EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Autumn is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

A documented English pronunciation is on file. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

See how it works with a surname.

Autumn