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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #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 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #71 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 256 boysAKMaine: #94 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 477 boysMEVermont: #99 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 489 boysVTNew Hampshire: #80 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 363 boysNHWashington: #52 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 200 boysWAIdaho: #43 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 139 boysIDMontana: #53 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 159 boysMTNorth Dakota: #45 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 149 boysNDMinnesota: #82 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 421 boysMNIllinois: #64 for boys · 278 births · 1 in 312 boysILWisconsin: #62 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 280 boysWIMichigan: #66 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 337 boysMINew York: #125 for boys · 167 births · 1 in 808 boysNYMassachusetts: #112 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 781 boysMARhode Island: #120 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 819 boysRIOregon: #42 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 153 boysORNevada: #57 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 228 boysNVWyoming: #44 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 143 boysWYSouth Dakota: #15 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 70 boysSDIowa: #25 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 87 boysIAIndiana: #42 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 151 boysINOhio: #64 for boys · 262 births · 1 in 298 boysOHPennsylvania: #84 for boys · 166 births · 1 in 490 boysPANew Jersey: #97 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 706 boysNJConnecticut: #85 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 492 boysCTCalifornia: #89 for boys · 694 births · 1 in 387 boysCAUtah: #18 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 82 boysUTColorado: #51 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 192 boysCONebraska: #34 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 109 boysNEMissouri: #48 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 166 boysMOKentucky: #52 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 205 boysKYWest Virginia: #84 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 428 boysWVVirginia: #58 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 277 boysVAMaryland: #86 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 479 boysMDDelaware: #139 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 939 boysDEArizona: #53 for boys · 143 births · 1 in 212 boysAZNew Mexico: #82 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 323 boysNMKansas: #29 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 106 boysKSArkansas: #46 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 183 boysARTennessee: #48 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 203 boysTNNorth Carolina: #58 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 261 boysNCSouth Carolina: #50 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 229 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 938 boysDCOklahoma: #31 for boys · 168 births · 1 in 122 boysOKLouisiana: #67 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 304 boysLAMississippi: #55 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 256 boysMSAlabama: #59 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 279 boysALGeorgia: #52 for boys · 210 births · 1 in 236 boysGAHawaii: #62 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 247 boysHITexas: #50 for boys · 682 births · 1 in 217 boysTXFlorida: #50 for boys · 407 births · 1 in 219 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#15 · 1 in 70
  2. Utah#18 · 1 in 82
  3. Iowa#25 · 1 in 87
  4. Kansas#29 · 1 in 106
  5. Oklahoma#31 · 1 in 122

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#15671 in 70
Utah#182021 in 82
Iowa#252101 in 87
Kansas#291611 in 106
Oklahoma#311681 in 122
Nebraska#341011 in 109
Indiana#422621 in 151
Oregon#421271 in 153
Idaho#43481 in 139
Wyoming#44171 in 143
North Dakota#45311 in 149
Arkansas#46841 in 183
Missouri#482271 in 166
Tennessee#481711 in 203
Florida#504071 in 219
South Carolina#501031 in 229
Texas#506821 in 217
Colorado#511261 in 192
Georgia#522101 in 236
Kentucky#521191 in 205
Washington#521701 in 200
Arizona#531431 in 212
Montana#53291 in 159
Mississippi#55671 in 256
Nevada#57351 in 228
North Carolina#581771 in 261
Virginia#581511 in 277
Alabama#59971 in 279
Hawaii#62281 in 247
Wisconsin#621181 in 280
Illinois#642781 in 312
Ohio#642621 in 298
Michigan#662061 in 337
Louisiana#671051 in 304
Alaska#71171 in 256
New Hampshire#80221 in 363
Minnesota#82751 in 421
New Mexico#82361 in 323
Pennsylvania#841661 in 490
West Virginia#84241 in 428
Connecticut#85451 in 492
Maryland#86671 in 479
California#896941 in 387
Maine#94161 in 477
New Jersey#97781 in 706
Vermont#9971 in 489
Massachusetts#112561 in 781
Rhode Island#12081 in 819
New York#1251671 in 808
Delaware#13951 in 939
District of Columbia#217141 in 938

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 1989

girls
#1,123
147 births · 1 in 12,541 girls
boys
#59
6,886 births · 1 in 291 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #1,123Austin147

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #59Austin6,886
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 12,541 of them was named Austin, which outranked 92.3% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #1,118David148
  2. #1,118Eliana148
  3. #1,118Leilani148
  4. #1,123Austin147
  5. #1,123Alix147
  6. #1,123Andrew147
  7. #1,123Colette147
  8. #1,132Ayana146
  9. #1,132Francisca146
  10. #1,132Giovanna146

Tied with 8 names at #1,123; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,523Audriana#10,386 → #863
  2. ↑ 7,504Martika#8,391 → #887
  3. ↑ 6,932Audrianna#7,691 → #759
  4. ↑ 3,972Elizabet#4,496 → #524
  5. ↑ 1,772Katherin#2,489 → #717
Fallers
  1. ↓ 539Diandra#905 → #1,444
  2. ↓ 524Taja#720 → #1,244
  3. ↓ 455Jonathan#999 → #1,454
  4. ↓ 445Katarina#960 → #1,405
  5. ↓ 397Caryn#816 → #1,213

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

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 291 of them was named Austin, which outranked 99.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #56Bryan7,851
  2. #57Jared7,018
  3. #58Bradley6,977
  4. #59Austin6,886
  5. #60Alex6,543
  6. #61Cory6,450
  7. #62Edward5,849
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,314Kiara#7,270 → #956
  2. ↑ 5,870Alexande#6,426 → #556
  3. ↑ 1,111Kwame#1,768 → #657
  4. ↑ 766Kadeem#1,467 → #701
  5. ↑ 684Hakeem#1,270 → #586
Fallers
  1. ↓ 839Long#819 → #1,658
  2. ↓ 337Darell#981 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 294Whitney#890 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 269Trevin#840 → #1,109
  5. ↓ 252Curt#850 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1989 →