Austen is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Austen means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Austen across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Austen has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Austen is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “great, venerable”. A variant of Austin, from Augustine, and the surname of Jane Austen.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,416 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 529 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 58 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Austen per year, United States (1917 to 2025). United States peaked in 1995 (567/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2014 (36/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1976 (8/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2011 (3/yr).
Austen has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1995, when it ranked #848 nationally (given to 567 babies that year).
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