Auston vs Austen

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

Name A

Auston

Boy name · Rank #3979

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Name B

Austen

Boy name · Rank #1983

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1908–2024.

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