Austin

What Austin means

Means “majestic”

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”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Austin” (revision 94534595), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Austin?

US: Falling: down from #69 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #89 in 2015, #86 now.

Biggest US share so far: 1995, when 25,908 boys got the name (#10 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 550 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 444 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 339 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in VT (7.43 per 1,000 boys), DE (6.11 per 1,000 boys), DC (4.35 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Austin is #113 in the US and #86 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 96.5% of US babies named Austin were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Aston85 US · 47 E&W
• Austen53 US · 9 E&W
• Austyn57 US
• Ostin23 US · 9 E&W
• Auston19 US
• Astin11 US
• Estin5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Austin

Boys

• Dalton#448Editor’s note Down from #328 in 2015 to #448 in 2025 in the US
• Tanner#475From a surname for “a tanner”^*
• Spencer#360Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1998, with 4,619 babies; 908 in 2025
• Mitchell#952Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1994, with 5,370 babies; 245 in 2025
• Devin#548“fortuneteller”^*
• Tyler#219“tiler”^*

For a sister

• Taylor#403From the word “tailor”^*
• Haley#861“hay field”^*
• Shelby#649Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1991, with 10,220 babies; 444 in 2025
• Jacqueline#558Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #258 in 2015, #558 in 2025
• Gabrielle#632Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #204 in 2015, #632 in 2025
• Paige#346possibly “servant”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under French, From a surname, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Austin’s. Rank is US 2025.