US rank #107 Boys' name Peak 1995 434,891 births

Austin — #107 US boys' name

434,891 babies named Austin in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#107
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.2% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Austin was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

25,907 babies were named Austin in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Austin

The Social Security Administration has registered 434,891 babies named Austin between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Austin currently holds the #107 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 25,907 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Austin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 190,135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Austin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 36,757 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Austin in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Austin 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 434,891 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.

Austin at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

434,891

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1995

25,907 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#107

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Austin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1995)
25,907
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Austin popularity over time — girls

5,570 total births recorded since 1915 (Austin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5,570 births
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Austin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
190,135 births that decade — 44% of Austin's all-time total
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Austin by state

Where Austin concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Austin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
36,757 8.5%
#2 Texas
31,845 7.3%
#3 Florida
23,142 5.3%
#4 Ohio
22,233 5.1%
#5 Michigan
16,899 3.9%
#6 Pennsylvania
16,525 3.8%
#7 New York
16,372 3.8%
#8 Illinois
15,709 3.6%
California share of Austin's total US births 8.5%
Even split

36,757 of 434,891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Austin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Austin?
434,891 babies have been named Austin since 1880. It currently ranks #107 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 25,907 births.
When was Austin most popular?
Austin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 190,135 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Austin most popular?
The top states for the name Austin are California (36,757 births), Texas (31,845 births), Florida (23,142 births).
How long has the name Austin been used?
Austin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Austin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Austen, Austyn, Auston, Ausar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.