Austen

Where Austen comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Austen.

  • 2 syllables
Austen through the years
  1. 1817
    Austen Henry Layard born
    British politician
  2. 1901
    Austen Campbell born
    English footballer
  3. 1917
    First appearance
    #3,981 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1995
    Peak, #420
    540 babies named Austen, the most in any year.
  5. 2000
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #705.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Austen Henry Layard · British politician, 1817–1894
  • Austen Campbell · English footballer, 1901–1981
  • Austen Robin Crapp · Australian bishop, 1934–2024
  • Austen Albu · British politician, 1903–1994
  • Austen Rowland · American basketball player, born 1981

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.