Names / Boy names
Austin
Current rank
#113
and easing
All-time peak
#9
in 1996
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
443,700
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #9 in 1996 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Austin enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a boys' name. It currently ranks #113 and is slowly cooling. 1996 marked its high point, reaching #9. Over 443,700 have carried it since records began.