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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #68 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 260 boysAKMaine: #82 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 397 boysMEVermont: #77 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 305 boysVTNew Hampshire: #70 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 313 boysNHWashington: #44 for boys · 223 births · 1 in 161 boysWAIdaho: #47 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 155 boysIDMontana: #37 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 127 boysMTNorth Dakota: #36 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 113 boysNDMinnesota: #79 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 369 boysMNIllinois: #55 for boys · 324 births · 1 in 275 boysILWisconsin: #56 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 222 boysWIMichigan: #64 for boys · 236 births · 1 in 301 boysMINew York: #110 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 723 boysNYMassachusetts: #97 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 647 boysMARhode Island: #143 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,110 boysRIOregon: #41 for boys · 145 births · 1 in 139 boysORNevada: #40 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 154 boysNVWyoming: #54 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 160 boysWYSouth Dakota: #28 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 93 boysSDIowa: #19 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 77 boysIAIndiana: #33 for boys · 358 births · 1 in 113 boysINOhio: #60 for boys · 326 births · 1 in 245 boysOHPennsylvania: #82 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 467 boysPANew Jersey: #102 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 660 boysNJConnecticut: #95 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 550 boysCTCalifornia: #84 for boys · 825 births · 1 in 352 boysCAUtah: #15 for boys · 216 births · 1 in 77 boysUTColorado: #50 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 181 boysCONebraska: #37 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 128 boysNEMissouri: #47 for boys · 234 births · 1 in 162 boysMOKentucky: #45 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 162 boysKYWest Virginia: #70 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 309 boysWVVirginia: #59 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 280 boysVAMaryland: #74 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 365 boysMDDelaware: #72 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 328 boysDEArizona: #44 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 172 boysAZNew Mexico: #91 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 394 boysNMKansas: #24 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 99 boysKSArkansas: #50 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 196 boysARTennessee: #47 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 197 boysTNNorth Carolina: #50 for boys · 215 births · 1 in 221 boysNCSouth Carolina: #51 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 221 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #132 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 580 boysDCOklahoma: #25 for boys · 187 births · 1 in 110 boysOKLouisiana: #51 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 226 boysLAMississippi: #44 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 202 boysMSAlabama: #57 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 247 boysALGeorgia: #43 for boys · 261 births · 1 in 192 boysGAHawaii: #62 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 233 boysHITexas: #46 for boys · 772 births · 1 in 198 boysTXFlorida: #47 for boys · 441 births · 1 in 208 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#15 · 1 in 77
  2. Iowa#19 · 1 in 77
  3. Kansas#24 · 1 in 99
  4. Oklahoma#25 · 1 in 110
  5. South Dakota#28 · 1 in 93

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#152161 in 77
Iowa#192421 in 77
Kansas#241711 in 99
Oklahoma#251871 in 110
South Dakota#28491 in 93
Indiana#333581 in 113
North Dakota#36381 in 113
Montana#37371 in 127
Nebraska#37851 in 128
Nevada#40561 in 154
Oregon#411451 in 139
Georgia#432611 in 192
Arizona#441791 in 172
Mississippi#44851 in 202
Washington#442231 in 161
Kentucky#451531 in 162
Texas#467721 in 198
Florida#474411 in 208
Idaho#47441 in 155
Missouri#472341 in 162
Tennessee#471811 in 197
Arkansas#50791 in 196
Colorado#501351 in 181
North Carolina#502151 in 221
Louisiana#511381 in 226
South Carolina#511101 in 221
Wyoming#54151 in 160
Illinois#553241 in 275
Wisconsin#561501 in 222
Alabama#571101 in 247
Virginia#591551 in 280
Ohio#603261 in 245
Hawaii#62311 in 233
Michigan#642361 in 301
Alaska#68171 in 260
New Hampshire#70251 in 313
West Virginia#70341 in 309
Delaware#72151 in 328
Maryland#74911 in 365
Vermont#77111 in 305
Minnesota#79861 in 369
Maine#82191 in 397
Pennsylvania#821761 in 467
California#848251 in 352
New Mexico#91291 in 394
Connecticut#95411 in 550
Massachusetts#97681 in 647
New Jersey#102831 in 660
New York#1101921 in 723
District of Columbia#132161 in 580
Rhode Island#14361 in 1,110

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 1990

girls
#1,120
156 births · 1 in 12,170 girls
boys
#55
7,915 births · 1 in 260 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #1,120Austin156

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #55Austin7,915
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 12,170 of them was named Austin, which outranked 92.6% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #1,110Nichelle157
  2. #1,110Racquel157
  3. #1,110Rosie157
  4. #1,120Austin156
  5. #1,120Erinn156
  6. #1,120Jalissa156
  7. #1,120Juliet156
  8. #1,124Brianda155
  9. #1,124Dalia155
  10. #1,124Rena155

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

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 260 of them was named Austin, which outranked 99.4% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #52Kenneth8,262
  2. #53Scott8,086
  3. #54Derek8,083
  4. #55Austin7,915
  5. #56Corey7,692
  6. #57Bryan7,439
  7. #58Ethan6,989
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →