Austen
Austen was the 2518th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 420th with 540 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,091 places. More babies were named Austen in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,518 boys, down 539 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53boys
- Girls and boys
- 45% girls, 55% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995540 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,416babies recorded
Austen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,469 | #2,518 | 44 | 53 |
| 2020 | #3,185 | #1,979 | 49 | 72 |
| 2010 | #5,123 | #1,196 | 27 | 150 |
| 2000 | #9,250 | #706 | 10 | 248 |
| 1990 | #5,315 | #705 | 17 | 210 |
| 1980 | #9,191 | #1,548 | 6 | 39 |
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How popular is Austen, counting every spelling?
Austen is a spelling of Austyn, a name family that ranked #1,474 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,518 for Austen on its own. Together these spellings went to 110 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austyn | 57 | #2,394 | 346 |
| Austen | 53 | #2,518 | 340 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Austen?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Austen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Austen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Austen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Austen?
About 7,900 people born in the US named Austen are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 19 and 32. That makes Austen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Austen by state
How common Austen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Austen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Austen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Austen
How popular is the name Austen?
Austen was the 2518th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 420th with 540 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,091 places. More babies were named Austen in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Austen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 45% girls, 55% boys given the name Austen in the US.
Where is Austen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Austen was most common in Oregon (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Massachusetts.