How Many People Are Named Author?
An estimated 737 people in the United States have the first name Author. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Author peaked in popularity in 1933 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Author as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Author paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Author is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
737
About 1 in 465,067 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1933
59 births
Total Registered
2,173
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Author
Author is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,173 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Author as a male name
Ranked #8,984 in 1995
5 male births in 1995
Peak: 1933 (59 births)
Author: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Author span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 452 babies were registered. Author has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Author by Decade
How has Author tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Author by State
Birth registrations for Author span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Arkansas, South Carolina. On average, about 77 Authors were registered per state.
Author + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Author as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Author
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Author: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Author?
We estimate approximately 737 people named Author are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 465,067 Americans share this first name.
Is Author a common name?
Author is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,173 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Author most popular?
Author reached peak popularity in 1933, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Author is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Author a male name?
Author is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Author Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Author Smith, Author Johnson, Author Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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