Auston
Auston was the 5055th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 806th with 176 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,030 places. More babies were named Auston in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Austin) venerable (from Augustine) · Latin, English
- Rank in 2025
- #5,055 boys, down 1,778 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995176 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,588babies recorded
What does the name Auston mean?
Auston is a spelling of Austin, pronounced the same way, so it shares Austin's meaning and origin.
Austin is the medieval English short form of Augustine, from Latin Augustinus, a name derived from augustus, 'venerable, majestic'. DMNES lists the 5th-century church father Augustine of Hippo and the 7th-century missionary Augustine of Canterbury, and finds Latin Augustinus in English records from 1189. The contracted vernacular form Austin became a surname, which later returned as a first name; Wiktionary calls Austin and Augustine doublets, two forms of one word.
Augustīnus (Latin, “Augustine”)augustus (Latin, “venerable, majestic”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Augustine, Austen, Augustin, August, Agustín.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Austin', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Austin', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Auston popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,055 | 19 |
| 2020 | #3,277 | 34 |
| 2010 | #2,014 | 68 |
| 2000 | #1,253 | 105 |
| 1990 | #1,500 | 57 |
| 1980 | #3,863 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #3,721 | 5 |
| 1940 | #2,495 | 9 |
| 1930 | #2,620 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,756 | 20 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Auston, counting every spelling?
Auston is a spelling of Austin, a name family that ranked #122 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,055 for Auston on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,122 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | 3,103 | #113 | 17,051 |
| Auston | 19 | #5,055 | 116 |
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 Auston?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Auston (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Auston 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 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Auston.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Auston?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Auston are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 19 and 32. That makes Auston 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.
Auston by state
How common Auston was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Auston: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Auston, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Auston
What does Auston mean?
Auston is a spelling of Austin, which means “venerable (from Augustine)” (Latin, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Auston?
Auston was the 5055th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 806th with 176 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,030 places. More babies were named Auston in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Auston a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Auston in the US.
Where is Auston most popular?
In 2021–2025, Auston was most common in Michigan (0.02 per 1,000 boys).