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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #9, 1996boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1961

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMNIllinois: #557 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,656 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedWIMichigan: #515 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,316 boysMINew York: #406 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 6,191 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedIAIndiana: #409 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,741 boysINOhio: #531 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 13,946 boysOHPennsylvania: #456 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 11,810 boysPANew Jersey: #452 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,519 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #701 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 17,181 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNEMissouri: #405 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,915 boysMOKentucky: #381 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,748 boysKYWest Virginia: #252 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,688 boysWVVirginia: #478 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,658 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #539 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,568 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #288 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,968 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedMSAlabama: #420 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,350 boysALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Austin, so not publishedGAHawaii: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,494 boysHITexas: #553 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 7,036 boysTXFlorida: #464 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,872 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#252 · 1 in 2,688
  2. Hawaii#253 · 1 in 1,494
  3. District of Columbia#288 · 1 in 2,968
  4. Kentucky#381 · 1 in 5,748
  5. Missouri#405 · 1 in 6,915

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#25271 in 2,688
Hawaii#25351 in 1,494
District of Columbia#28851 in 2,968
Kentucky#38161 in 5,748
Missouri#40571 in 6,915
New York#406291 in 6,191
Indiana#40971 in 7,741
Alabama#42071 in 5,350
New Jersey#45261 in 10,519
Pennsylvania#456101 in 11,810
Florida#46481 in 6,872
Virginia#47851 in 8,658
Michigan#51571 in 13,316
Ohio#53181 in 13,946
North Carolina#53951 in 10,568
Texas#553171 in 7,036
Illinois#55791 in 12,656
California#701111 in 17,181
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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 1961

boys
#551
205 births · 1 in 10,362 boys

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #551Austin205
More about 1961

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 10,362 of them was named Austin, which outranked 88.2% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Austin
  1. #548Terrell207
  2. #549Lyndon206
  3. #549Winston206
  4. #551Austin205
  5. #551Donnell205
  6. #553Hans203
  7. #553Morgan203
  8. #555Andres199

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

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. 3,171Parrish#4,038#867
  2. 589Brook#1,252#663
  3. 467Osvaldo#1,434#967
  4. 426Shayne#1,152#726
  5. 367Pernell#1,295#928
Fallers
  1. 425Wayde#672#1,097
  2. 380Yancy#923#1,303
  3. 301Jonas#905#1,206
  4. 264Tobin#833#1,097
  5. 253Keenan#748#1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961