Recorded 1990–2002 Boys' name Peak 1997 49 births

Austun — boys' name

49 babies named Austun in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s442000s5
1990s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Austun was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Austun in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Austun

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Austun between 1990 and 2002, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Austun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Austun performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Austun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Austun 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 49 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.

Austun at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

49

Since 1990

13 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1990

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2002

Austun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1990

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 2002199919971996199519941990 5

Austun by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
44 births that decade — 90% of Austun's all-time total
1990s442000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Austun?
49 babies have been named Austun since 1990. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Austun most popular?
Austun was most popular in the 1990s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Austun been used?
Austun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 13 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Austun?
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, 1990–2002 (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.