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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #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 1929

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #383 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,135 boysILWisconsin: #249 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,996 boysWIMichigan: #360 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,020 boysMINew York: #227 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,798 boysNYMassachusetts: #242 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,496 boysMARhode Island: #115 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 927 boysRIOregon: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #245 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,783 boysINOhio: #258 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,626 boysOHPennsylvania: #211 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,592 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #149 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,632 boysCTCalifornia: #472 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,062 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: #282 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,022 boysMOKentucky: #232 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,887 boysKYWest Virginia: #214 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,521 boysWVVirginia: #248 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,178 boysVAMaryland: #131 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,097 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedDEArizona: #185 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 882 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedKSArkansas: #217 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,514 boysARTennessee: #214 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,869 boysTNNorth Carolina: #347 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,685 boysNCSouth Carolina: #271 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,429 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #187 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,284 boysOKLouisiana: #258 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,727 boysLAMississippi: #382 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,773 boysMSAlabama: #207 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,489 boysALGeorgia: #214 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,795 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedHITexas: #361 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,631 boysTXFlorida: #278 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,312 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#115 · 1 in 927
  2. Maryland#131 · 1 in 1,097
  3. Connecticut#149 · 1 in 1,632
  4. Arizona#185 · 1 in 882
  5. Oklahoma#187 · 1 in 1,284

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#11551 in 927
Maryland#131111 in 1,097
Connecticut#14971 in 1,632
Arizona#18551 in 882
Oklahoma#187171 in 1,284
Alabama#207181 in 1,489
Pennsylvania#211311 in 2,592
Georgia#214151 in 1,795
Tennessee#214131 in 1,869
West Virginia#214111 in 1,521
Arkansas#217111 in 1,514
New York#227341 in 2,798
Kentucky#232131 in 1,887
Massachusetts#24271 in 4,496
Indiana#24591 in 2,783
Virginia#248101 in 2,178
Wisconsin#24981 in 2,996
Louisiana#258111 in 1,727
Ohio#258141 in 3,626
South Carolina#27171 in 2,429
Florida#27851 in 2,312
Missouri#28291 in 3,022
North Carolina#34791 in 3,685
Michigan#36071 in 6,020
Texas#361221 in 2,631
Mississippi#38251 in 3,773
Illinois#38381 in 7,135
California#47261 in 6,062
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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 1929

boys
#292
363 births · 1 in 2,963 boys

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #292Austin363
More about 1929

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 2,963 of them was named Austin, which outranked 93.6% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #288Luis377
  2. #290Cornelius373
  3. #291Laverne368
  4. #292Austin363
  5. #292Pat363
  6. #294Alfonso356
  7. #295Buddy355
  8. #296Harlan354

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

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

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

See the top 100 for 1929 →