Austen vs Austin

Side-by-side comparison of Austen and Austin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Austen

Boy name · Rank #1983

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Name B

Austin

Boy name · Rank #107

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Metric Austen Austin
Current Rank #1983 #107
Total Births (all years) 8,069 434,891
Peak Year 1995 1995
Peak Year Births 540 25,907
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Austen Austin
1880ss — 609
1890ss — 586
1900ss — 715
1910ss 5 3,190
1920ss 18 4,259
1930ss — 2,688
1940ss — 2,492
1950ss 5 2,209
1960ss 5 2,032
1970ss 68 4,844
1980ss 851 31,308
1990ss 3,712 190,135
2000ss 1,867 112,773
2010ss 1,182 59,112
2020ss 356 17,939

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Austen Austin
2014 127 6,317
2015 120 5,825
2016 95 5,368
2017 88 5,058
2018 80 4,690
2019 108 4,401
2020 72 4,018
2021 77 3,777
2022 69 3,368
2023 60 3,486
2024 78 3,290

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1917–2024.

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