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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedAKMaine: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,005 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNHWashington: #146 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,025 boysWAIdaho: #142 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 818 boysIDMontana: #98 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 484 boysMTNorth Dakota: #86 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 392 boysNDMinnesota: #156 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,428 boysMNIllinois: #247 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,923 boysILWisconsin: #154 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,386 boysWIMichigan: #176 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,458 boysMINew York: #274 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 2,271 boysNYMassachusetts: #223 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,750 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedRIOregon: #112 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 669 boysORNevada: #141 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 810 boysNVWyoming: #77 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 309 boysWYSouth Dakota: #85 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 387 boysSDIowa: #104 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 661 boysIAIndiana: #157 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,294 boysINOhio: #189 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,716 boysOHPennsylvania: #229 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,346 boysPANew Jersey: #308 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,033 boysNJConnecticut: #161 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,273 boysCTCalifornia: #225 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 1,425 boysCAUtah: #84 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 423 boysUTColorado: #122 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 722 boysCONebraska: #73 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 363 boysNEMissouri: #127 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 872 boysMOKentucky: #143 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,040 boysKYWest Virginia: #232 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,586 boysWVVirginia: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,047 boysVAMaryland: #315 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,455 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedDEArizona: #186 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,007 boysAZNew Mexico: #198 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,014 boysNMKansas: #78 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 378 boysKSArkansas: #159 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 955 boysARTennessee: #177 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,295 boysTNNorth Carolina: #192 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,351 boysNCSouth Carolina: #184 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,111 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #192 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 994 boysDCOklahoma: #96 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 491 boysOKLouisiana: #190 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,018 boysLAMississippi: #263 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,750 boysMSAlabama: #174 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,097 boysALGeorgia: #196 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,258 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedHITexas: #169 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 805 boysTXFlorida: #169 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 999 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#73 · 1 in 363
  2. Wyoming#77 · 1 in 309
  3. Kansas#78 · 1 in 378
  4. Utah#84 · 1 in 423
  5. South Dakota#85 · 1 in 387

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#73341 in 363
Wyoming#77131 in 309
Kansas#78481 in 378
Utah#84451 in 423
South Dakota#85141 in 387
North Dakota#86151 in 392
Oklahoma#96481 in 491
Montana#98121 in 484
Iowa#104331 in 661
Oregon#112301 in 669
Colorado#122331 in 722
Missouri#127421 in 872
Maine#13171 in 1,005
Nevada#14171 in 810
Idaho#142101 in 818
Kentucky#143261 in 1,040
Washington#146311 in 1,025
Wisconsin#154251 in 1,386
Minnesota#156231 in 1,428
Indiana#157311 in 1,294
Virginia#157331 in 1,047
Arkansas#159161 in 955
Connecticut#161141 in 1,273
Florida#169631 in 999
Texas#1691711 in 805
Alabama#174241 in 1,097
Michigan#176451 in 1,458
Tennessee#177251 in 1,295
South Carolina#184191 in 1,111
Arizona#186231 in 1,007
Ohio#189471 in 1,716
Louisiana#190361 in 1,018
District of Columbia#19281 in 994
North Carolina#192281 in 1,351
Georgia#196321 in 1,258
New Mexico#198111 in 1,014
Massachusetts#223131 in 2,750
California#2251411 in 1,425
Pennsylvania#229331 in 2,346
West Virginia#23251 in 2,586
Illinois#247441 in 1,923
Mississippi#263111 in 1,750
New York#274501 in 2,271
New Jersey#308141 in 3,033
Maryland#31571 in 3,455
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
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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 1981

girls
#2,305
43 births · 1 in 38,792 girls
boys
#173
1,455 births · 1 in 1,231 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #2,305Austin43

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #173Austin1,455
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 38,792 of them was named Austin, which outranked 81.1% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #2,265Towanda44
  2. #2,265Trang44
  3. #2,265Yael44
  4. #2,305Austin43
  5. #2,305Allie43
  6. #2,305Anjali43
  7. #2,305Anjelica43
  8. #2,342Amiee42
  9. #2,342Carlotta42
  10. #2,342Cherice42

Tied with 36 names at #2,305; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

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

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,231 of them was named Austin, which outranked 97.6% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #170Frederick1,471
  2. #171Oscar1,464
  3. #172Calvin1,458
  4. #173Austin1,455
  5. #174Omar1,433
  6. #175Caleb1,428
  7. #176Darren1,426
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,321Marchello#2,162 → #841
  2. ↑ 1,104Skylar#2,058 → #954
  3. ↑ 816Kellen#1,432 → #616
  4. ↑ 499Marcello#1,291 → #792
  5. ↑ 456Tyrel#1,089 → #633
Fallers
  1. ↓ 306Kenyatta#871 → #1,177
  2. ↓ 284Seneca#718 → #1,002
  3. ↓ 247Kimberly#989 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 216Chadd#927 → #1,143
  5. ↓ 214Levar#911 → #1,125

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

See the top 100 for 1981 →