Girls' name · since 1888
Austa
Austa has 26 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1899 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1888
- 1890s
- peak decade
Austa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 26 recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Austa recorded 26 times among girls since 1888, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1992.
- #42,560 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1888
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Austa ranks #42,560 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1888, peaking in the 1890s.
- #42,560 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1888
- 1890s
- peak decade
Austa's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Austa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Austa splits its recorded history at 1905: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1899 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Austa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1992
- Peak year (1899)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Austa by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (6 births, 23% of the file).
1890s was Austa's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Austa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
5 births
- 1890s
1890s
6 births
- 1900s
1900s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 6 births (23% of all-time use).
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- Austa's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Austa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.