Austin

Where Austin comes from

From Middle English Austin, from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, similar to Old French Aostin, Austin, a popular variant of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.
— Wiktionary's entry for Austin
  • Old French
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #220 among boys — 53 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1980
    Austin Nichols born
    American actor and director
  3. 1991
    Austin Butler born
    American actor
  4. 1996
    Peak, #9
    25,663 babies named Austin — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2003
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #33.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old French, of Anglo-Norman origin.
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Austin Butler · American actor, born 1991
  • Austin Nichols · American actor and director, born 1980

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.