Austen vs Auston

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

Name A

Austen

Boy name · Rank #1963

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Name B

Auston

Boy name · Rank #3993

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Metric Austen Auston
Current Rank #1963 #3993
Total Births (all years) 8,125 3,588
Peak Year 1995 1995
Peak Year Births 540 176
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Austen Auston
1900s - 5
1910s 5 72
1920s 18 137
1930s - 104
1940s - 60
1950s 5 26
1960s 5 11
1970s 68 25
1980s 851 299
1990s 3,712 1,285
2000s 1,867 981
2010s 1,182 433
2020s 412 150

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Austen Auston
2014 127 37
2015 120 38
2016 95 40
2017 88 40
2018 80 35
2019 108 34
2020 72 34
2021 77 30
2022 70 25
2023 60 15
2024 80 27
2025 53 19

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, 1917–2025.

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