Austin

#1,808 for girls in 2025, 111 births · #113 for boys in 2025, 3,103 births
Given to boys 98.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1996 · 25,663 births
Debut · boys
53 births
In top 100 · boys
36 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
438,042
since 1880

Austin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201915peak #9, 1996boys
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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#1,808111#1133,103
2024#1,732117#1083,302
2023#1,681123#1013,490
2022#1,336176#1113,376
2021#1,384158#963,780
2020#1,412155#884,020
2019#1,406160#884,402
2018#1,656127#814,693
2017#1,591137#755,060
2016#1,775117#735,374
2015#1,477155#695,827
2014#1,728121#666,317
2013#1,880107#646,500
2012#2,23284#587,014
2011#2,21685#607,034
2010#2,11893#646,909
2009#2,11995#637,295
2008#2,18491#557,997
2007#2,24887#489,201
2006#1,939103#4110,293
2005#2,05791#3810,111
2004#1,373152#3510,745
2003#1,332153#3311,690
2002#1,060201#2614,542
2001#1,444130#2514,955
2000#2,77752#2315,947
1999#2,09573#1320,767
1998#1,493114#1023,478
1997#1,343128#925,118
1996#1,164156#925,663
1995#1,045172#1025,908
1994#860228#1723,192
1993#989187#2617,587
1992#1,046176#3811,458
1991#1,201144#509,054
1990#1,120156#557,915
1989#1,123147#596,886
1988#1,140134#635,588
1987#1,257112#764,096
1986#1,299103#903,202
1985#1,42988#1072,728
1984#1,53574#1172,339
1983#1,68965#1312,050
1982#2,02451#1561,801
1981#2,30543#1731,455
1980#2,80032#2111,162
1979#2,86030#229995
1978#4,07917#239885
1977#7,5677#287680
1976#6,0489#332519
1975#7,1737#377420
1974—#452311
1973#8,4235#473277
1972—#513236
1971—#494267
1970#7,9955#508251
1969—#578183
1968—#540195
1967—#523203
1966—#535201
1965—#533208
1964—#539212
1963—#534221
1962—#557200
1961—#551205
1960—#554203
1959—#561192
1958—#545199
1957—#502237
1956—#503226
1955—#515203
1954—#474235
1953—#484211
1952—#474214
1951—#428251
1950—#429240
1949—#480188
1948—#435235
1947—#426257
1946—#399261
1945—#382244
1944—#390240
1943—#360289
1942—#353297
1941—#377235
1940—#366245
1939—#389210
1938—#388212
1937—#349239
1936—#344250
1935—#364223
1934—#347251
1933—#315294
1932—#332273
1931—#295350
1930—#290386
1929—#292363
1928—#284389
1927—#277415
1926—#274430
1925#4,4266#274434
1924—#277420
1923—#266448
1922—#265456
1921#5,0995#268437
1920—#253467
1919#4,2516#257430
1918#3,02410#242483
1917#4,5945#250409
1916—#238441
1915#4,2745#234424
1914—#236320
1913—#232258
1912—#232223
1911—#255101
1910—#233101
1909—#207102
1908—#22784
1907—#27856
1906—#21383
1905—#21976
1904—#23366
1903—#25750
1902—#22464
1901—#20468
1900—#25166
1899—#22556
1898—#21765
1897—#23654
1896—#23062
1895—#23755
1894—#23155
1893—#27540
1892—#20571
1891—#19165
1890—#20763
1889—#19168
1888—#18779
1887—#23047
1886—#20664
1885—#22054
1884—#19270
1883—#24543
1882—#19765
1881—#17566
1880—#22053
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Austin was already there! It came in at #220, and was given to 53 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1893–1895, when fewer than 56 boys a year got the name.

Where Austin is popular in 1915

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #341 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,459 boysMNIllinois: #237 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,377 boysILWisconsin: #294 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,175 boysWIMichigan: #212 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,612 boysMINew York: #196 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,061 boysNYMassachusetts: #165 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,732 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #176 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 917 boysSDIowa: #208 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,690 boysIAIndiana: #264 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,859 boysINOhio: #223 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,314 boysOHPennsylvania: #216 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,678 boysPANew Jersey: #159 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,758 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #281 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,456 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #153 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,031 boysMOKentucky: #159 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,042 boysKYWest Virginia: #236 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,589 boysWVVirginia: #343 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,609 boysVAMaryland: #98 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 573 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedKSArkansas: #207 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,083 boysARTennessee: #326 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,931 boysTNNorth Carolina: #260 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,151 boysNCSouth Carolina: #225 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,679 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #230 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,516 boysOKLouisiana: #326 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,340 boysLAMississippi: #196 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,372 boysMSAlabama: #215 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,505 boysALGeorgia: #230 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,760 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedHITexas: #244 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,322 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#98 · 1 in 573
  2. Missouri#153 · 1 in 1,031
  3. Kentucky#159 · 1 in 1,042
  4. New Jersey#159 · 1 in 1,758
  5. Massachusetts#165 · 1 in 1,732

Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 1994.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#98171 in 573
Missouri#153231 in 1,031
Kentucky#159181 in 1,042
New Jersey#159131 in 1,758
Massachusetts#165161 in 1,732
South Dakota#17651 in 917
Mississippi#196111 in 1,372
New York#196381 in 2,061
Arkansas#207121 in 1,083
Iowa#208101 in 1,690
Michigan#212151 in 1,612
Alabama#215131 in 1,505
Pennsylvania#216271 in 2,678
Ohio#223171 in 2,314
South Carolina#22591 in 1,679
Georgia#230141 in 1,760
Oklahoma#230101 in 1,516
West Virginia#23671 in 1,589
Illinois#237201 in 2,377
Texas#244281 in 1,322
North Carolina#260111 in 2,151
Indiana#26471 in 2,859
California#28171 in 2,456
Wisconsin#29461 in 3,175
Louisiana#32661 in 2,340
Tennessee#32661 in 2,931
Minnesota#34151 in 3,459
Virginia#34351 in 3,609
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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 Austin
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 5 spots since 2024 (#108 → #113)
  • 25 spots since 2020 (#88 → #113)
  • 44 spots since 2015 (#69 → #113)
  • Biggest jump: 75 spots in 1975 (#452 → #377)
  • Biggest drop: 70 spots in 1893 (#205 → #275)
Rise & fade · boys
116 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1996 at #9 (25,663 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: 4 yrs · run 1995–1998
  • Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1986–2021
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 73
  • Highest: 1 in 73 boys born in 1995 were named Austin (1.4%)
  • Latest: 1 in 550 boys born in 2025 (0.18%)
  • Its best rank, #9 in 1996, was only 1 in 74 (1.4%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 43.4% of all boys named Austin (190,140) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s609#175 (1881)#206
1890s586#191 (1891)#225
1900s715#204 (1901)#231
1910s3,190#232 (1913)#241
1920s4,259#253 (1920)#273
1930s2,688#290 (1930)#341
1940s2,491#353 (1942)#397
1950s2,208#428 (1951)#492
1960s2,031#523 (1967)#544
1970s4,841#229 (1979)#390
1980s31,307#59 (1989)#118
1990s190,140#9 (1996)#24
2000s112,776#23 (2000)#39
2010s59,130#58 (2012)#70
2020s21,071#88 (2020)#103

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.

Austin in 1915

girls
#4,274
5 births · 1 in 196,770 girls
boys
#234
424 births · 1 in 2,001 boys

Top girls' names in 1915

  1. #1Mary58,187
  2. #2Helen30,866
  3. #3Dorothy25,154
  4. #4Margaret23,054
  5. #5Ruth21,878
  6. #6Mildred15,254
  7. #7Anna15,119
  8. #8Elizabeth14,103
  9. #9Frances12,786
  10. #10Evelyn11,595
  11. #4,274Austin5

Top boys' names in 1915

  1. #1John47,576
  2. #2William38,563
  3. #3James33,773
  4. #4Robert28,737
  5. #5Joseph23,051
  6. #6George22,307
  7. #7Charles21,960
  8. #8Edward15,889
  9. #9Frank15,006
  10. #10Thomas11,490
  11. #234Austin424
More about 1915

girls

983,852 girls got a published name in 1915; 1 in 196,770 of them was named Austin, which outranked 14.0% of the 4,967 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #3,795Zillah6
  2. #3,795Zillie6
  3. #3,795Zorka6
  4. #4,274Austin5
  5. #4,274Aagot5
  6. #4,274Achsah5
  7. #4,274Adabelle5

Tied with 693 names at #4,274; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 500Gerda#1,444 → #944
  2. ↑ 451Theda#1,034 → #583
  3. ↑ 441Dominga#1,385 → #944
  4. ↑ 354Vernon#1,344 → #990
  5. ↑ 308Loyce#1,147 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Drusilla#956 → #1,339
  2. ↓ 342Rossie#798 → #1,140
  3. ↓ 335Arlie#855 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 329Orene#956 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 329Margot#988 → #1,317

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

boys

848,575 boys got a published name in 1915; 1 in 2,001 of them was named Austin, which outranked 94.7% of the 4,390 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #231Reuben431
  2. #232Fredrick426
  3. #233Sherman425
  4. #234Austin424
  5. #235Erwin423
  6. #236Keith422
  7. #237Johnny417
Biggest movers since 1914
Risers
  1. ↑ 691Eston#1,687 → #996
  2. ↑ 565Estill#1,545 → #980
  3. ↑ 545Garth#1,260 → #715
  4. ↑ 474Hiroshi#1,342 → #868
  5. ↑ 439Domingo#1,101 → #662
Fallers
  1. ↓ 674Gilmore#986 → #1,660
  2. ↓ 667Barnett#933 → #1,600
  3. ↓ 526Rose#884 → #1,410
  4. ↓ 517Toivo#855 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 461Sampson#949 → #1,410

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

See the top 100 for 1915 →