Unisex name · since 1984
Austyn
Austyn has 5,173 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,173
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Austyn currently ranks #2406 among unisex names in America, with 5,173 babies recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Austyn has been recorded 5,173 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #2406 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #1,746 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,406 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,173 born since 1984
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Austyn ranks #1,746 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,406 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,173 born since 1984, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,746 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,173
- born since 1984
- 2000s
- peak decade
Austyn's 5,173 recorded births place it above 96.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Austyn compares
5,173 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Austyn's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Austyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,173 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 274 | 34 | 22,252 |
Austyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Austyn splits its recorded history at 2006: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 274 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Austyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 274
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Austyn popularity over time - girls
4,928 total births recorded since 1982 (Austyn as girls' name)
Austyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,748 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Austyn's strongest decade.
1,748 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Austyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,689 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,748 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,278 births
- 2020s 415
2020s
415 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,748 births (34% of all-time use).
How Austyn 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 Austyn's total volume
Austyn by state
Where Austyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 356 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 352 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 247 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 201 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 200 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 195 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 134 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 123 | 2.4% |
356 of 5,173 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Austyn appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Austyn's data
- Austyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,748 total births); usage has since declined to 415 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Austyns (356 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Austyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Austyn 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.