Names / Boy names
Austen
Current rank
#2,518
and easing
All-time peak
#420
in 1995
First recorded
1917
in U.S. data
Children named
9,400
since 1917
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #420 in 1995 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Austen was first recorded in American naming records in 1917, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 1995, at #420 nationally. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Across all years, more than 9,400 children have been named this.