Recorded 1984–2020 Boys' name Peak 1996 197 births

Austan — boys' name

197 babies named Austan in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s1152000s602010s102020s6
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Austan was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

24 babies were named Austan in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Austan

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Austan between 1984 and 2020, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Austan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Austan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Austan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Austan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 197 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Austan at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

197

Since 1984

37 years of records

Peak year

1996

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1984

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2020

Austan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1984

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1996)
24
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 20202009200620031999199619931984 6

Austan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
115 births that decade — 58% of Austan's all-time total
1980s61990s1152000s602010s102020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Austan?
197 babies have been named Austan since 1984. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1996 with 24 births.
When was Austan most popular?
Austan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Austan been used?
Austan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 37 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Austan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Austin, Austen, Austyn, Auston, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.