Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Austin

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Variant of Augustine.
Latin
Great one, magnificent

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature
  • Surname
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Austin

Pronunciation

a(u)-stin, aus-tin

Famous People

Actor Austin Butler, Actor Austin Nichols, Athlete Austin Collie

Celebrity Babies

Son of David Lynch, Son of Sela Ward, Son of Rebbie Jackson and Nathaniel Brown, Son of Tommy Lee Jones, Son of Paula Zahn, Son of Michelle Phillips, Son of Tommy Lee Jones

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #10, 25,905 births); most recent 2025 (rank #113, 3,103 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #860, 228 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1808, 111 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253,103111
20243,290117
20233,486123
20223,368176
20213,777158
20204,018155
20194,401160
20184,690127
20175,058137
20165,368117

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #85, 812 births); most recent 2025 (rank #86, 612 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #4843, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025612–
20245974
2023513–
2022516–
2021481–
20205714
20195543
2018592–
2017670–
2016812–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #880, 46 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1063, 34 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202334
202246
202130
202016
201923
201823
201714
201624
201515
201420

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1972 (rank #116, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #175, 28 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202528
202423
202332
202227
202122
202034
201918
201827
201731
201626

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #108, 63 births); most recent 2025 (rank #92, 58 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202558
202461
202352
202240
202132
202050
201946
201856
201749
201663

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #118, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #112, 21 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202521
202425
202315
202216
202113
202025
201922
201815
201721
201626

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1996 (rank #10, 258 births); most recent 2023 (rank #36, 63 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #553, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
202363–
202252–
202171–
202071–
201984–
201880–
201799–
2016116–
2015104–
201492–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence