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
- Peak · boys
- 1996 · 25,663 births
- Debut · boys
- 53 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 36 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 438,042since 1880
Austin over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,808 | 111 | #113 | 3,103 |
| 2024 | #1,732 | 117 | #108 | 3,302 |
| 2023 | #1,681 | 123 | #101 | 3,490 |
| 2022 | #1,336 | 176 | #111 | 3,376 |
| 2021 | #1,384 | 158 | #96 | 3,780 |
| 2020 | #1,412 | 155 | #88 | 4,020 |
| 2019 | #1,406 | 160 | #88 | 4,402 |
| 2018 | #1,656 | 127 | #81 | 4,693 |
| 2017 | #1,591 | 137 | #75 | 5,060 |
| 2016 | #1,775 | 117 | #73 | 5,374 |
| 2015 | #1,477 | 155 | #69 | 5,827 |
| 2014 | #1,728 | 121 | #66 | 6,317 |
| 2013 | #1,880 | 107 | #64 | 6,500 |
| 2012 | #2,232 | 84 | #58 | 7,014 |
| 2011 | #2,216 | 85 | #60 | 7,034 |
| 2010 | #2,118 | 93 | #64 | 6,909 |
| 2009 | #2,119 | 95 | #63 | 7,295 |
| 2008 | #2,184 | 91 | #55 | 7,997 |
| 2007 | #2,248 | 87 | #48 | 9,201 |
| 2006 | #1,939 | 103 | #41 | 10,293 |
| 2005 | #2,057 | 91 | #38 | 10,111 |
| 2004 | #1,373 | 152 | #35 | 10,745 |
| 2003 | #1,332 | 153 | #33 | 11,690 |
| 2002 | #1,060 | 201 | #26 | 14,542 |
| 2001 | #1,444 | 130 | #25 | 14,955 |
| 2000 | #2,777 | 52 | #23 | 15,947 |
| 1999 | #2,095 | 73 | #13 | 20,767 |
| 1998 | #1,493 | 114 | #10 | 23,478 |
| 1997 | #1,343 | 128 | #9 | 25,118 |
| 1996 | #1,164 | 156 | #9 | 25,663 |
| 1995 | #1,045 | 172 | #10 | 25,908 |
| 1994 | #860 | 228 | #17 | 23,192 |
| 1993 | #989 | 187 | #26 | 17,587 |
| 1992 | #1,046 | 176 | #38 | 11,458 |
| 1991 | #1,201 | 144 | #50 | 9,054 |
| 1990 | #1,120 | 156 | #55 | 7,915 |
| 1989 | #1,123 | 147 | #59 | 6,886 |
| 1988 | #1,140 | 134 | #63 | 5,588 |
| 1987 | #1,257 | 112 | #76 | 4,096 |
| 1986 | #1,299 | 103 | #90 | 3,202 |
| 1985 | #1,429 | 88 | #107 | 2,728 |
| 1984 | #1,535 | 74 | #117 | 2,339 |
| 1983 | #1,689 | 65 | #131 | 2,050 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #156 | 1,801 |
| 1981 | #2,305 | 43 | #173 | 1,455 |
| 1980 | #2,800 | 32 | #211 | 1,162 |
| 1979 | #2,860 | 30 | #229 | 995 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #239 | 885 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #287 | 680 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #332 | 519 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #377 | 420 |
| 1974 | — | #452 | 311 | |
| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #473 | 277 |
| 1972 | — | #513 | 236 | |
| 1971 | — | #494 | 267 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #508 | 251 |
| 1969 | — | #578 | 183 | |
| 1968 | — | #540 | 195 | |
| 1967 | — | #523 | 203 | |
| 1966 | — | #535 | 201 | |
| 1965 | — | #533 | 208 | |
| 1964 | — | #539 | 212 | |
| 1963 | — | #534 | 221 | |
| 1962 | — | #557 | 200 | |
| 1961 | — | #551 | 205 | |
| 1960 | — | #554 | 203 | |
| 1959 | — | #561 | 192 | |
| 1958 | — | #545 | 199 | |
| 1957 | — | #502 | 237 | |
| 1956 | — | #503 | 226 | |
| 1955 | — | #515 | 203 | |
| 1954 | — | #474 | 235 | |
| 1953 | — | #484 | 211 | |
| 1952 | — | #474 | 214 | |
| 1951 | — | #428 | 251 | |
| 1950 | — | #429 | 240 | |
| 1949 | — | #480 | 188 | |
| 1948 | — | #435 | 235 | |
| 1947 | — | #426 | 257 | |
| 1946 | — | #399 | 261 | |
| 1945 | — | #382 | 244 | |
| 1944 | — | #390 | 240 | |
| 1943 | — | #360 | 289 | |
| 1942 | — | #353 | 297 | |
| 1941 | — | #377 | 235 | |
| 1940 | — | #366 | 245 | |
| 1939 | — | #389 | 210 | |
| 1938 | — | #388 | 212 | |
| 1937 | — | #349 | 239 | |
| 1936 | — | #344 | 250 | |
| 1935 | — | #364 | 223 | |
| 1934 | — | #347 | 251 | |
| 1933 | — | #315 | 294 | |
| 1932 | — | #332 | 273 | |
| 1931 | — | #295 | 350 | |
| 1930 | — | #290 | 386 | |
| 1929 | — | #292 | 363 | |
| 1928 | — | #284 | 389 | |
| 1927 | — | #277 | 415 | |
| 1926 | — | #274 | 430 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #274 | 434 |
| 1924 | — | #277 | 420 | |
| 1923 | — | #266 | 448 | |
| 1922 | — | #265 | 456 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #268 | 437 |
| 1920 | — | #253 | 467 | |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #257 | 430 |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #242 | 483 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #250 | 409 |
| 1916 | — | #238 | 441 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #234 | 424 |
| 1914 | — | #236 | 320 | |
| 1913 | — | #232 | 258 | |
| 1912 | — | #232 | 223 | |
| 1911 | — | #255 | 101 | |
| 1910 | — | #233 | 101 | |
| 1909 | — | #207 | 102 | |
| 1908 | — | #227 | 84 | |
| 1907 | — | #278 | 56 | |
| 1906 | — | #213 | 83 | |
| 1905 | — | #219 | 76 | |
| 1904 | — | #233 | 66 | |
| 1903 | — | #257 | 50 | |
| 1902 | — | #224 | 64 | |
| 1901 | — | #204 | 68 | |
| 1900 | — | #251 | 66 | |
| 1899 | — | #225 | 56 | |
| 1898 | — | #217 | 65 | |
| 1897 | — | #236 | 54 | |
| 1896 | — | #230 | 62 | |
| 1895 | — | #237 | 55 | |
| 1894 | — | #231 | 55 | |
| 1893 | — | #275 | 40 | |
| 1892 | — | #205 | 71 | |
| 1891 | — | #191 | 65 | |
| 1890 | — | #207 | 63 | |
| 1889 | — | #191 | 68 | |
| 1888 | — | #187 | 79 | |
| 1887 | — | #230 | 47 | |
| 1886 | — | #206 | 64 | |
| 1885 | — | #220 | 54 | |
| 1884 | — | #192 | 70 | |
| 1883 | — | #245 | 43 | |
| 1882 | — | #197 | 65 | |
| 1881 | — | #175 | 66 | |
| 1880 | — | #220 | 53 | |
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 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#14 · 1 in 92
- Arkansas#27 · 1 in 136
- Missouri#31 · 1 in 140
- Utah#31 · 1 in 164
- Vermont#34 · 1 in 108
Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #14 | 94 | 1 in 92 |
| Arkansas | #27 | 112 | 1 in 136 |
| Missouri | #31 | 246 | 1 in 140 |
| Utah | #31 | 145 | 1 in 164 |
| Tennessee | #34 | 246 | 1 in 153 |
| Vermont | #34 | 18 | 1 in 108 |
| Alabama | #36 | 156 | 1 in 161 |
| Ohio | #37 | 439 | 1 in 147 |
| Wisconsin | #37 | 187 | 1 in 157 |
| Delaware | #38 | 31 | 1 in 127 |
| Idaho | #38 | 57 | 1 in 161 |
| Kentucky | #38 | 168 | 1 in 141 |
| South Dakota | #38 | 31 | 1 in 134 |
| Oregon | #39 | 120 | 1 in 168 |
| Mississippi | #41 | 85 | 1 in 185 |
| Indiana | #43 | 229 | 1 in 167 |
| Kansas | #43 | 101 | 1 in 167 |
| Michigan | #44 | 313 | 1 in 164 |
| North Dakota | #44 | 24 | 1 in 145 |
| Wyoming | #44 | 15 | 1 in 142 |
| North Carolina | #45 | 289 | 1 in 193 |
| South Carolina | #45 | 126 | 1 in 183 |
| Virginia | #46 | 229 | 1 in 188 |
| Oklahoma | #47 | 108 | 1 in 198 |
| Pennsylvania | #47 | 354 | 1 in 180 |
| Washington | #50 | 176 | 1 in 212 |
| Alaska | #51 | 22 | 1 in 160 |
| Louisiana | #51 | 123 | 1 in 204 |
| Florida | #52 | 433 | 1 in 232 |
| Iowa | #52 | 85 | 1 in 194 |
| Maine | #52 | 29 | 1 in 176 |
| Montana | #53 | 23 | 1 in 183 |
| Georgia | #55 | 237 | 1 in 258 |
| Maryland | #56 | 147 | 1 in 203 |
| Colorado | #57 | 137 | 1 in 217 |
| Nebraska | #57 | 54 | 1 in 191 |
| New Hampshire | #57 | 30 | 1 in 176 |
| Minnesota | #60 | 140 | 1 in 213 |
| Illinois | #61 | 286 | 1 in 261 |
| Rhode Island | #62 | 24 | 1 in 188 |
| Arizona | #63 | 159 | 1 in 273 |
| Texas | #66 | 627 | 1 in 302 |
| Connecticut | #72 | 58 | 1 in 279 |
| Hawaii | #72 | 22 | 1 in 228 |
| New York | #80 | 301 | 1 in 363 |
| Nevada | #82 | 49 | 1 in 308 |
| Massachusetts | #83 | 93 | 1 in 344 |
| New Mexico | #83 | 36 | 1 in 310 |
| California | #92 | 677 | 1 in 375 |
| New Jersey | #102 | 97 | 1 in 470 |
| District of Columbia | #136 | 9 | 1 in 471 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1996 at #9 (25,663 births)
- Births halved by 2003, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: 4 yrs · run 1995–1998
- Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1986–2021
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 43.4% of all boys named Austin (190,140) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 609 | #175 (1881) | #206 |
| 1890s | 586 | #191 (1891) | #225 |
| 1900s | 715 | #204 (1901) | #231 |
| 1910s | 3,190 | #232 (1913) | #241 |
| 1920s | 4,259 | #253 (1920) | #273 |
| 1930s | 2,688 | #290 (1930) | #341 |
| 1940s | 2,491 | #353 (1942) | #397 |
| 1950s | 2,208 | #428 (1951) | #492 |
| 1960s | 2,031 | #523 (1967) | #544 |
| 1970s | 4,841 | #229 (1979) | #390 |
| 1980s | 31,307 | #59 (1989) | #118 |
| 1990s | 190,140 | #9 (1996) | #24 |
| 2000s | 112,776 | #23 (2000) | #39 |
| 2010s | 59,130 | #58 (2012) | #70 |
| 2020s | 21,071 | #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 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 20,780 of them was named Austin, which outranked 89.3% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,172Meaghan92
- #2,172Mona92
- #2,172Zakiya92
- #2,184Austin91
- #2,184Aideliz91
- #2,184Aislinn91
- #2,184Brynne91
- #2,206Adamari90
- #2,206Ailani90
- #2,206Alexsandra90
Tied with 21 names at #2,184; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 255 of them was named Austin, which outranked 99.6% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.