Unisex name · since 1917
Austen
Austen has 8,125 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,521 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,125
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
8,125 babies have been named Austen since 1917, making it today's #2521 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Austen recorded 8,125 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #2521 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #1,364 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,521 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,125 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Austen ranks #1,364 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,521 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,125 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,364 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,521 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,125
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Austen's 8,125 recorded births place it above 97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Austen compares
8,125 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Austen's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Austen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,125 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 540 | 34 | 22,252 |
Austen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Austen's full recorded timeline at 1997, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 540 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Austen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 540
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Austen popularity over time - girls
1,291 total births recorded since 1980 (Austen as girls' name)
Austen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,712 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Austen's strongest decade.
3,712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Austen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 851
1980s
851 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,712 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,867 births
- 2010s 1,182
2010s
1,182 births
- 2020s 412
2020s
412 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,712 births (46% of all-time use).
How Austen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Austen's total volume
Austen by state
Where Austen concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 848 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 832 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 338 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 337 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 242 | 3.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 225 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 219 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 204 | 2.5% |
848 of 8,125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Austen appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Austen's data
- Austen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,712 total births); usage has since declined to 412 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Austens (848 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Austen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
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, 1917–2025 (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 Austen 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.