Austin

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Austin is an English masculine given name, an Old French language contraction of Agustin as Aostin, Austin. Agustin is the popular form of Augustin, equivalent to Augustine. Variations of the name include Austen and Auston.

From Wikipedia

Austin first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 25,907 babies (rank #10 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,290 boys (rank #107). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Austin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Austin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

440,461

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

25,907

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Austin

Austin Butlerfilm actor · b. 1991
Austin Mahonesongwriter · b. 1996
Austin Nicholsfilm screenwriter · b. 1980
Austin Abramsfilm actor · b. 1996
Austin Ariesprofessional wrestler · b. 1978

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	53	#220
1881	66	#175
1882	65	#198
1883	43	#247
1884	70	#192
1885	54	#220
1886	64	#207
1887	47	#231
1888	79	#187
1889	68	#191
1890	63	#207
1891	65	#191
1892	71	#206
1893	40	#275
1894	55	#231
1895	55	#237
1896	62	#230
1897	54	#236
1898	65	#217
1899	56	#225
1900	66	#251
1901	68	#204
1902	64	#224
1903	50	#258
1904	66	#233
1905	76	#219
1906	83	#213
1907	56	#278
1908	84	#227
1909	102	#207
1910	101	#233
1911	101	#256
1912	223	#232
1913	258	#232
1914	320	#236
1915	424	#234
1916	441	#238
1917	409	#250
1918	483	#242
1919	430	#257
1920	467	#253
1921	437	#268
1922	456	#265
1923	448	#266
1924	420	#277
1925	434	#274
1926	430	#274
1927	415	#277
1928	389	#284
1929	363	#292
1930	386	#290
1931	350	#295
1932	273	#332
1933	294	#315
1934	251	#347
1935	223	#364
1936	250	#344
1937	239	#349
1938	212	#389
1939	210	#389
1940	245	#366
1941	235	#377
1942	297	#353
1943	289	#360
1944	240	#390
1945	244	#381
1946	261	#399
1947	257	#426
1948	236	#435
1949	188	#480
1950	240	#429
1951	251	#428
1952	214	#474
1953	211	#484
1954	236	#472
1955	203	#515
1956	226	#503
1957	238	#502
1958	199	#545
1959	191	#564
1960	203	#553
1961	205	#551
1962	200	#558
1963	221	#534
1964	212	#540
1965	208	#533
1966	201	#535
1967	203	#523
1968	196	#539
1969	183	#578
1970	252	#508
1971	266	#495
1972	238	#508
1973	277	#473
1974	311	#453
1975	421	#376
1976	518	#332
1977	680	#288
1978	886	#238
1979	995	#229
1980	1,162	#211
1981	1,455	#173
1982	1,802	#156
1983	2,050	#131
1984	2,339	#117
1985	2,728	#107
1986	3,202	#90
1987	4,096	#76
1988	5,588	#63
1989	6,886	#59
1990	7,913	#55
1991	9,055	#50
1992	11,458	#38
1993	17,585	#26
1994	23,192	#17
1995	25,907	#10
1996	25,663	#9
1997	25,118	#9
1998	23,477	#10
1999	20,767	#13
2000	15,946	#23
2001	14,954	#25
2002	14,543	#26
2003	11,690	#33
2004	10,745	#35
2005	10,111	#38
2006	10,293	#41
2007	9,201	#48
2008	7,996	#55
2009	7,294	#63
2010	6,908	#64
2011	7,034	#60
2012	7,012	#58
2013	6,499	#64
2014	6,317	#66
2015	5,825	#69
2016	5,368	#73
2017	5,058	#75
2018	4,690	#81
2019	4,401	#88
2020	4,018	#88
2021	3,777	#96
2022	3,368	#111
2023	3,486	#101
2024	3,290	#107