Ausar
Ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife, vegetation, and fertility.
Name Census estimates that about 283 living Americans carry the first name Ausar. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ausar today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ausar births was 2019 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ausar. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ausar with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
283
~ 1 in 1,211,146 Americans
Peak year
2019
27 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,447
Tracked since 1996
Popularity
Ausar: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ausar from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 132 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Ausar remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ausar by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ausar during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ausar
The name Ausar originates from the ancient Egyptian language and culture, dating back to around 3100 BC. It is the Egyptian name for the god Osiris, one of the most important deities in the ancient Egyptian religion. The name Ausar is derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphs for the Osiris throne, which consists of an eye and a throne.
Osiris was the god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead in ancient Egyptian mythology. He was also associated with the annual flooding of the Nile River, which brought fertility and prosperity to the land. The myth of Osiris and his wife Isis was one of the most significant stories in ancient Egyptian religion, and it was often depicted in temples and tombs.
The name Ausar first appeared in ancient Egyptian texts and inscriptions from the Old Kingdom period (c. 2686–2181 BC). One of the earliest recorded examples of the name can be found in the Pyramid Texts, a collection of funerary inscriptions from the late Old Kingdom period.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Ausar. Ausar Auset was an ancient Egyptian prince who lived during the 13th Dynasty (c. 1803–1649 BC). Ausar-Khau was a high-ranking official and nobleman who served during the reign of Ramesses II (c. 1279–1213 BC).
In modern times, the name Ausar has been used by several African-American writers and scholars. Ausar Amat was an African-American author and historian who wrote extensively on ancient Egyptian culture and its influence on other civilizations. He was born in 1926 and passed away in 1989.
Another notable individual with the name Ausar was Ausar Amat Obawale, an African-American artist and activist who was born in 1942. He was known for his vibrant paintings and artwork that celebrated African and African-American culture.
Ausar Amat Ousamane was a Senegalese writer and scholar who lived from 1933 to 2018. He was recognized for his contributions to the study of African literature and his efforts to preserve and promote African cultural heritage.
People
Ausar + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ausar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ausar: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ausar?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 283 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ausar going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,211,146 US residents.
Is Ausar a common name?
We classify Ausar as "Very Rare". It ranks above 78.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 285 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ausar most popular?
The single biggest year for Ausar was 2019, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ausar is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ausar in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ausar a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ausar in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ausar still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ausar in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ausar can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Ausar?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.