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 #1983

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Name B

Auston

Boy name · Rank #3979

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Metric Austen Auston
Current Rank #1983 #3979
Total Births (all years) 8,069 3,568
Peak Year 1995 1995
Peak Year Births 540 176
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1908

Births by Decade

Decade Austen Auston
1900ss — 5
1910ss 5 72
1920ss 18 137
1930ss — 104
1940ss — 60
1950ss 5 26
1960ss 5 11
1970ss 68 25
1980ss 851 299
1990ss 3,712 1,285
2000ss 1,867 981
2010ss 1,182 432
2020ss 356 131

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Austen Auston
2014 127 37
2015 120 38
2016 95 40
2017 88 40
2018 80 34
2019 108 34
2020 72 34
2021 77 30
2022 69 25
2023 60 15
2024 78 27

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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