# Austin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/austin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | French |
| Meaning | “majestic” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɔstɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Austen, Austyn |
| US babies named this | 443,723 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 438,042 / 5,681 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 12,253, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Middle English Austin, from Anglo-Norman Aostin, Austin, similar to Old French Aostin, Austin, a popular variant of Old French Agustin, from Latin Augustīnus, from Augustus (literally “majestic”). Doublet of Augustine.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 85 | 2,220 |
| 2012 | 84 | 2,238 |
| 2013 | 107 | 1,881 |
| 2014 | 121 | 1,729 |
| 2015 | 155 | 1,478 |
| 2016 | 117 | 1,777 |
| 2017 | 137 | 1,592 |
| 2018 | 127 | 1,656 |
| 2019 | 160 | 1,406 |
| 2020 | 155 | 1,413 |
| 2021 | 158 | 1,385 |
| 2022 | 176 | 1,336 |
| 2023 | 123 | 1,682 |
| 2024 | 117 | 1,733 |
| 2025 | 111 | 1,810 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7,034 | 60 |
| 2012 | 7,014 | 58 |
| 2013 | 6,500 | 64 |
| 2014 | 6,317 | 66 |
| 2015 | 5,827 | 69 |
| 2016 | 5,374 | 73 |
| 2017 | 5,060 | 75 |
| 2018 | 4,693 | 81 |
| 2019 | 4,402 | 88 |
| 2020 | 4,020 | 88 |
| 2021 | 3,780 | 96 |
| 2022 | 3,376 | 111 |
| 2023 | 3,490 | 101 |
| 2024 | 3,302 | 108 |
| 2025 | 3,103 | 113 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 5,591 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 559 | 116 |
| 2012 | 588 | 108 |
| 2013 | 657 | 94 |
| 2014 | 707 | 89 |
| 2015 | 751 | 89 |
| 2016 | 812 | 85 |
| 2017 | 670 | 97 |
| 2018 | 592 | 109 |
| 2019 | 554 | 110 |
| 2020 | 571 | 105 |
| 2021 | 481 | 119 |
| 2022 | 516 | 106 |
| 2023 | 513 | 101 |
| 2024 | 597 | 88 |
| 2025 | 612 | 86 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: О́стин
- Chinese: 奧斯汀 /奥斯汀
- Danish: Austin
- Georgian: ოსტინი
- Lithuanian: Ostinas
- Russian: О́стин
- Ukrainian: О́стін
- Esperanto: Aŭguĉjo
- French: Austin
- Greek: Ώστιν

## People named Austin

- Austin Butler, American actor (born 1991)
- Brian Austin Green, American actor
- Edwin Austin Abbey, American illustrator and painter (1852-1911)
- Austin Nichols, American actor and director (born 1980)
- Austin Abrams, American actor (born 1996)
- Austin Aries, American professional wrestler
- Austin Reaves, American basketball player (born 1998)
- Austin Krajicek, American tennis player
- Austin Stowell, American actor
- Austin Daye, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Austin Amelio, American actor
- Austin Pendleton, American actor and director (born 1940)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.