Austen

#3,459 for girls in 2025, 44 births · #2,516 for boys in 2025, 53 births
Given to boys 86.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1995 · 540 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,125
since 1917

Austen over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #2,117, 2016peak #420, 1995girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,45944#2,51653
2024#2,97655#1,95780
2023#3,09153#2,31560
2022#2,92857#2,11770
2021#2,48471#1,94377
2020#3,17949#1,97772
2019#2,45172#1,548108
2018#3,05053#1,87280
2017#2,46473#1,74688
2016#2,11792#1,66395
2015#2,84661#1,427120
2014#3,58543#1,348127
2013#5,31725#1,352125
2012#5,25326#1,266139
2011#4,91528#1,178150
2010#5,10827#1,195150
2009#7,34117#1,218147
2008#12,5798#1,090170
2007#6,55220#1,098166
2006#6,12521#932202
2005#9,45211#950184
2004#8,71612#1,039157
2003#6,88516#942174
2002#6,69816#819205
2001#8,19612#788214
2000#9,16310#705248
1999#8,22311#575340
1998#5,79917#532384
1997#4,81921#449489
1996#5,28018#423531
1995#3,87827#420540
1994#3,16836#502403
1993#3,68129#564328
1992#3,68029#638260
1991#5,94915#674227
1990#5,28617#704210
1989#4,84818#744177
1988#5,89513#783145
1987#6,78810#96196
1986#6,15611#96590
1985#4,86015#1,02080
1984#7,3988#1,08468
1983#8,0477#1,15361
1982#9,2376#1,29352
1981#10,4115#1,45643
1980#9,0956#1,54739
1979—#2,37920
1978—#2,92914
1977—#3,03713
1976—#3,47110
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First appearance
1917

The first year at least five boys were named Austen! It came in at #3,981, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1917–1922, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Austen is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedNHWashington: #379 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,810 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 791 boysNDMinnesota: #194 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,456 boysMNIllinois: #527 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,691 boysILWisconsin: #289 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,518 boysWIMichigan: #413 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,672 boysMINew York: #1,196 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 17,975 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedRIOregon: #391 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,190 boysORNevada: #222 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,196 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedSDIowa: #240 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,695 boysIAIndiana: #295 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,510 boysINOhio: #337 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,195 boysOHPennsylvania: #609 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,152 boysPANew Jersey: #712 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,425 boysNJConnecticut: #340 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,294 boysCTCalifornia: #548 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 6,065 boysCAUtah: #274 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,741 boysUTColorado: #296 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,870 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedNEMissouri: #401 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,858 boysMOKentucky: #366 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,909 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedWVVirginia: #629 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,831 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedDEArizona: #429 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,548 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedNMKansas: #287 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,937 boysKSArkansas: #379 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,775 boysARTennessee: #484 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,943 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #405 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,212 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedMSAlabama: #485 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,195 boysALGeorgia: #539 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,370 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Austen, so not publishedHITexas: #512 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 4,641 boysTXFlorida: #515 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,747 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#154 · 1 in 791
  2. Minnesota#194 · 1 in 1,456
  3. Nevada#222 · 1 in 1,196
  4. Iowa#240 · 1 in 1,695
  5. Utah#274 · 1 in 1,741

Best ever in a state: #136 in North Dakota, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#15451 in 791
Minnesota#194201 in 1,456
Nevada#22281 in 1,196
Iowa#240101 in 1,695
Utah#274101 in 1,741
Kansas#28781 in 1,937
Wisconsin#289121 in 2,518
Indiana#295151 in 2,510
Colorado#296131 in 1,870
Ohio#337231 in 3,195
Connecticut#34061 in 3,294
Kentucky#36661 in 3,909
Arkansas#37951 in 2,775
Washington#379121 in 2,810
Oregon#39161 in 3,190
Missouri#40191 in 3,858
Oklahoma#40561 in 3,212
Michigan#413171 in 3,672
Arizona#42991 in 3,548
Tennessee#48471 in 4,943
Alabama#48561 in 4,195
Texas#512331 in 4,641
Florida#515181 in 4,747
Illinois#527181 in 4,691
Georgia#539111 in 4,370
California#548441 in 6,065
Pennsylvania#60991 in 8,152
Virginia#62961 in 6,831
New Jersey#71261 in 8,425
New York#1,19671 in 17,975
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Austen
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 559 spots since 2024 (#1,957 → #2,516)
  • 539 spots since 2020 (#1,977 → #2,516)
  • 1,089 spots since 2015 (#1,427 → #2,516)
  • Biggest jump: 178 spots in 1988 (#961 → #783)
  • Biggest drop: 166 spots in 2007 (#932 → #1,098)
Rise & fade · boys
78 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1917
  • Peaked 1995 at #420 (540 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 1986–2003
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,525
  • Highest: 1 in 3,525 boys born in 1995 were named Austen (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,228 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 45.7% of all boys named Austen (3,712) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#3,981 (1917)#3,981
1920s18#3,385 (1926)#3,801
1930s0——
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1950s5#3,993 (1957)#3,993
1960s5#4,136 (1968)#4,136
1970s68#2,379 (1979)#3,012
1980s851#744 (1989)#1,101
1990s3,712#420 (1995)#548
2000s1,867#705 (2000)#958
2010s1,182#1,178 (2011)#1,460
2020s412#1,943 (2021)#2,138

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Austen in 1994

girls
#3,168
36 births · 1 in 49,604 girls
boys
#502
403 births · 1 in 4,794 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #3,168Austen36

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #502Austen403
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 49,604 of them was named Austen, which outranked 79.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austen
  1. #3,098Toby37
  2. #3,098Vashti37
  3. #3,098Yenifer37
  4. #3,168Austen36
  5. #3,168Alaya36
  6. #3,168Alethea36
  7. #3,168Araseli36
  8. #3,234Adara35
  9. #3,234Aidan35
  10. #3,234Aidee35

Tied with 65 names at #3,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 4,794 of them was named Austen, which outranked 95.1% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austen
  1. #498Mitchel407
  2. #500Nathanael404
  3. #500Tyson404
  4. #502Austen403
  5. #502Blaine403
  6. #502Kory403
  7. #502Shannon403
  8. #506Clifford402
  9. #507Payton401
  10. #508Markus396

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →