Name profile

Austin

Medieval contracted form of Augustine 1.

Usage languagesEnglish, German
US rank (2025)#113

Meaning and history

Austin is a medieval contracted form of Augustine, and its modern use is probably also partly influenced by the common surname Austin, which has the same origin. It is also the name of a city in Texas.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 10,293 births, rank #41
2007: 9,201 births, rank #48
2008: 7,997 births, rank #55
2009: 7,295 births, rank #63
2010: 6,909 births, rank #64
20112011: 7,034 births, rank #60
2012: 7,014 births, rank #58
2013: 6,500 births, rank #64
2014: 6,317 births, rank #66
2015: 5,827 births, rank #69
20162016: 5,374 births, rank #73
2017: 5,060 births, rank #75
2018: 4,693 births, rank #81
2019: 4,402 births, rank #88
2020: 4,020 births, rank #88
20212021: 3,780 births, rank #96
2022: 3,376 births, rank #111
2023: 3,490 births, rank #101
2024: 3,302 births, rank #108
20252025: 3,103 births, rank #113

Austin moved from #108 to #113 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1995, with 25,908 births.