Autumn is a feminine given name derived from the
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
word ''autumnus'', meaning "fall" or "
autumn
Autumn, also known as fall (especially in US & Canada), is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( Southern Hemisphe ...
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The name has been in use in the United States since at least the 1870s, according to census records. It has been ranked among the top 100 names for girls there since 1997. Autumn was among the five most popular names given to newborn girls born to Black mothers in the United States state of Virginia in 2023. It has also been a popular name for girls in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
, where it ranked 119th among the most popular names for newborn girls in 2021, and the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
in recent years. Historically, the name has been most common in the
Northeastern United States
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and Canada, in regions with many
deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed Leaf, leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...
trees that seasonally change color, which is considered highly attractive. The name has been less common in regions with less distinctive changes during the
season
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat ...
.
People named Autumn
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Autumn Bailey (born 1995), Canadian volleyball player
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Autumn Burke (born 1973), American politician
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Autumn Chiklis (born 1993), American actress and writer
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Autumn Christian, American author
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Autumn Daly, houseguest on the second season of ''Big Brother'' (US)
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Autumn de Forest (born 2001), American painter
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Autumn de Wilde (born 1970), American photographer
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Autumn Durald (born 1979), American cinematographer
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Autumn Federici, American model, producer, and actress
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Jennifer Blake (wrestler) (born 1983), also known by her ring-name Autumn Frost
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Autumn Fry (born 2012), American YouTuber
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Autumn Hurlbert (born 1980), American singer and actress
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Autumn Jackson (born 1974), American criminal
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Autumn Kent, American mathematician
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Autumn Mills (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
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Autumn Peltier (born 2004), Canadian Anishinaabe climate activist
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Autumn Phillips (born 1978), Canadian wife of Peter Phillips, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II
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Autumn Rademacher (born 1975), American women's basketball coach, currently at the University of Detroit Mercy
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Autumn Reeser (born 1980), American actress
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Autumn Rowe
Autumn Rowe (born May 25, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, TV personality, DJ and activist from South Bronx, New York, United States. In 2010, she helped write the song "Happiness" by Alexis Jordan, with producers Stargate and Deadmau5, w ...
(born 1981), American singer and songwriter
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Autumn Sandeen, American transgender activist and blogger
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Autumn Simunek, American beauty pageant titleholder
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Autumn Smithers (born 1997), American professional soccer player
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Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly, New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
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English feminine given names
Feminine given names
Given names derived from seasons