Austin is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Austin means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Austin across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Austin has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Austin is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “great, venerable”. a medieval contracted form of Augustine.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 443,723 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 11,772 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,089 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 294 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 1,156 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 1,113 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 Austin per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1995 (26,080/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (812/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (63/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1972 (38/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2016 (26/yr).
Austin has been one of the most popular baby names in the United States. It was most common in 1995, when it ranked #12 nationally (given to 26,093 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1990s.
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