Austin

“Majestic” — Latin via Old French origin

Boy's name · #113 in the US (2025) · 90s

Austin reached #9 in 1996 and has faded to #113 since. About 438,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Popular twin pairings with Austin include Aiden for a boy, and Addison for a girl.

Around the world: #31 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #37 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #38 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #42 in New Zealand (2025) · #49 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Austins

Austin Butler — American actor (born 1991)
Austin Mahone — American singer (born 1996)
Austin Ejide — Nigerian footballer
Austin Nichols — American actor and director (born 1980)
Austin Abrams — American actor

In stories & tradition

Austin Powers — Austin Powers · Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Reed — Days of Our Lives
Austin Moon — Austin & Ally

What Austins become

Among 1,047 notable people named Austin:

Sports figures appear 2.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Austin Ejide, Nigerian footballer.

Similar names: Spencer · August · Dominic · Justin · Ian · Colin

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