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Austin

Gender
Boy
Say it
OS-tin
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#85 for boys
US rank, 2025
#113 for boys

Austin is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “venerable, majestic”. In 2025 it ranked 85th for boys in the UK (691 babies) and 113th for boys in the US (3,103 babies).

What does Austin mean?

Latin: medieval English contraction of Augustine

“venerable, majestic”

St Augustine of Canterbury, who led the mission to convert the English in 597, was often called Austin.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Austin a girl's or a boy's name?

Austin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 691 boys in the UK and 111 girls and 3,103 boys in the US.

How popular is Austin in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#85among boys
Babies in 2025
691about 1 in 430 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 1% in five years
Same name in a class
3.2%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 691 boys in the UK were named Austin, making it the 85th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 102nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 901 boys.

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had more boys named Austin than any year since 2017.

Half of all the boys named Austin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 86th in England and Wales, 92nd in Scotland and 112th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#89) and 2024 (#88).

1996Busiest: 901 in 20162025
Austin in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025691#85
2024683#87
2023580#104
2022572#112
2021526#126
2020646#102
2019622#113
2018663#106
2017740#100
2016901#86
2015822#89
2014784#94
2013709#98
2012649#112
2011606#118
2010650#112
2009683#102
2008350#169
2007250#210
2006187#236
2005136#275
2004146#256
2003109#304
2002127#257
2001129#251
200098#311
1999127#266
1998129#257
1997109#284
199671#360

How popular is Austin in the US?

Rank in 2025
#113among boys
Babies in 2025
3,103about 1 in 550 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 25% in five years
Same name in a class
2.5%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3,103 boys in the US were named Austin, making it the 113th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 88th. Its busiest year was 1995, with 25,908 boys. 111 girls were also named Austin in 2025 (1,808th for girls).

2025 had fewer boys named Austin than any year since 1985.

Half of all the boys named Austin in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 25,908 in 19952025
Austin in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20253,103#113
20243,302#108
20233,490#101
20223,376#111
20213,780#96
20204,020#88
20194,402#88
20184,693#81
20175,060#75
20165,374#73
20155,827#69
20146,317#66
20136,500#64
20127,014#58
20117,034#60
20106,909#64
20097,295#63
20087,997#55
20079,201#48
200610,293#41
200510,111#38
200410,745#35
200311,690#33
200214,542#26
200114,955#25
200015,947#23
199920,767#13
199823,478#10
199725,118#9
199625,663#9
199525,908#10
199423,192#17
199317,587#26
199211,458#38
19919,054#50
19907,915#55
19896,886#59
19885,588#63
19874,096#76
19863,202#90
19852,728#107
19842,339#117
19832,050#131
19821,801#156
19811,455#173
19801,162#211
1979995#229
1978885#239
1977680#287
1976519#332
1975420#377
1974311#452
1973277#473
1972236#513
1971267#494
1970251#508
1969183#578
1968195#540
1967203#523
1966201#535
1965208#533
1964212#539
1963221#534
1962200#557
1961205#551
1960203#554
1959192#561
1958199#544
1957237#501
1956226#502
1955203#514
1954235#473
1953211#483
1952214#473
1951251#427
1950240#428
1949188#479
1948235#435
1947257#426
1946261#399
1945244#382
1944240#390
1943289#360
1942297#353
1941235#377
1940245#366
1939210#389
1938212#388
1937239#349
1936250#344
1935223#364
1934251#347
1933294#315
1932273#332
1931350#295
1930386#290
1929363#292
1928389#284
1927415#277
1926430#274
1925434#274
1924420#277
1923448#266
1922456#265
1921437#268
1920467#253
1919430#257
1918483#242
1917409#250
1916441#238
1915424#234
1914320#236
1913258#232
1912223#232
1911101#255
1910101#233
1909102#207
190884#227
190756#278
190683#213
190576#219
190466#233
190350#257
190264#224
190168#204
190066#251
189956#225
189865#217
189754#236
189662#230
189555#237
189455#231
189340#275
189271#205
189165#191
189063#207
188968#191
188879#187
188747#230
188664#206
188554#220
188470#192
188343#245
188265#197
188166#175
188053#220

Names like Austin

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Mason Caleb Hunter Roman Hugo Gabriel Isaac Sebastian Noah Grayson Logan Elijah

Other spellings of Austin

Austen

Names related to Austin

Iustin Austyn Astin Ashtin Auston Eastin Austan Austine

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Austin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/austin, updated 20 October 2026.