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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedAKMaine: #181 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,254 boysMEVermont: 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: #354 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,363 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMINew York: #260 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,977 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #303 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,583 boysINOhio: #293 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,589 boysOHPennsylvania: #310 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,438 boysPANew Jersey: #261 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,784 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #282 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,965 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: #345 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,578 boysMOKentucky: #328 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,314 boysKYWest Virginia: #330 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,572 boysWVVirginia: #254 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,186 boysVAMaryland: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,409 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: #260 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,007 boysARTennessee: #179 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,279 boysTNNorth Carolina: #354 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,836 boysNCSouth Carolina: #257 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,416 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #289 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,522 boysOKLouisiana: #285 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,897 boysLAMississippi: #288 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,450 boysMSAlabama: #301 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,780 boysALGeorgia: #449 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,762 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedHITexas: #419 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,641 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Maryland#147 · 1 in 1,409
  2. Tennessee#179 · 1 in 1,279
  3. Maine#181 · 1 in 1,254
  4. Virginia#254 · 1 in 2,186
  5. South Carolina#257 · 1 in 2,416

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#14781 in 1,409
Tennessee#179201 in 1,279
Maine#18151 in 1,254
Virginia#254101 in 2,186
South Carolina#25781 in 2,416
Arkansas#26091 in 2,007
New York#260211 in 3,977
New Jersey#26151 in 4,784
California#282121 in 2,965
Louisiana#285101 in 1,897
Mississippi#28881 in 2,450
Oklahoma#28991 in 2,522
Ohio#293101 in 4,589
Alabama#301101 in 2,780
Indiana#30351 in 4,583
Pennsylvania#310131 in 5,438
Kentucky#32881 in 3,314
West Virginia#33051 in 3,572
Missouri#34561 in 4,578
Illinois#35481 in 6,363
North Carolina#35491 in 3,836
Texas#419161 in 3,641
Georgia#44951 in 5,762
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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 1934

boys
#347
251 births · 1 in 4,114 boys

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #347Austin251
More about 1934

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 4,114 of them was named Austin, which outranked 91.7% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #343Dominick254
  2. #345Alonzo253
  3. #346Carol252
  4. #347Austin251
  5. #348Millard250
  6. #349Kent249
  7. #350Lavern248
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →