Austin

Meaning: Majestic, venerable
Origin: Latin — Medieval short form of Augustine

Boy's name · #113 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

96% boys · 4% girls — Austin is also given to girls: 111 in 2025, about 1 in 25 in recent years. Austin →

Popularity over time

Austin reached #9 in 1996 and has faded to #113 since. About 438,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#31 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #37 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #38 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #42 in New Zealand (2025) · #59 in Canada (2025) · #86 in England & Wales (2025) · #92 in Scotland (2025) · #112 in N. Ireland (2025) · #148 in Ecuador (2025) · #176 in Ireland (2025) · #210 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #503 in Poland (2025) and 7 more.

Famous Austins

Austin Butler — American actor (born 1991)
Austin Mahone — American singer (born 1996)
Austin Ejide — Nigerian footballer (born 1984)
Austin Nichols — American actor and director (born 1980)
Austin Abrams — American actor (born 1996)

In stories & tradition

Austin Powers — Austin Powers (film series)
Austin Reed — Fictional character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives
Austin Moon^es — Austin & Ally character

What Austins become

Among 1,047 notable people named Austin:

Sports figures appear 2.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Austin Ejide, Nigerian footballer (born 1984).

Twin names

Popular twin pairings with Austin include Aiden for a boy, and Addison for a girl.

Similar names: Spencer · August · Dominic · Justin · Adrian · Colin

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