Autry comes from the ModernAmerican / InventedVariant tradition, meaning Noble strength.
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How popular is Autry?
1938peak year
Today, Autry is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8421), with only about 16 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1938, 57 babies were given the name (ranked #818 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1940s. Autry's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 1,456 babies have been registered as Autry since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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