Austen
Spelling of Austin, which began as a medieval contraction of Augustine; the Latin Augustinus derives from augustus, meaning great or venerable. It is also an English surname.
Austen in 2025
Austen was given to 97 babies in the United States in 2025 — 53 boys and 44 girls, making it the 3,602nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 34,179 babies born.
The history of Austen
Austen reached its highest point in 1995, when 567 babies were given the name, ranking 848th that year.
Across the 109 years of records since 1917, 9,416 babies have been named Austen. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Austen by decade
| Decade | Babies named Austen | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 7,802 |
| 1920s | 18 | 6,586 |
| 1950s | 5 | 9,146 |
| 1960s | 5 | 10,246 |
| 1970s | 68 | 5,879 |
| 1980s | 950 | 1,584 |
| 1990s | 3,932 | 848 |
| 2000s | 2,010 | 1,532 |
| 2010s | 1,682 | 2,315 |
| 2020s | 741 | 2,699 |
Where Austen is heading
Austen has fallen 46% over the past decade, from 181 babies in 2015 to 97 in 2025.
Names like Austen
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Austen.