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
Austin through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #220 among boys, with 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, its best rank.
  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.