NameTides

Austen

Austen was the #2,516 boys' name in the US in 2025 (53 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Austen as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Austen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Austen as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,516 (53)#2,440 (9)——#2,095 (9)
2024#1,957 (80)#2,089 (11)#727 (3)—#2,238 (8)
2023#2,315 (60)#1,907 (12)——#1,810 (10)
2022#2,117 (70)#2,530 (8)——#1,557 (12)
2021#1,943 (77)#2,125 (10)——#1,560 (12)
2020#1,977 (72)#1,548 (15)——#1,454 (13)
2019#1,548 (108)#2,104 (10)#701 (3)—#1,101 (19)
2018#1,872 (80)#1,158 (23)#704 (3)—#1,093 (19)
2017#1,746 (88)#1,546 (16)#733 (3)—#1,074 (20)
2016#1,663 (95)#1,081 (26)#532 (5)—#833 (29)
2015#1,427 (120)#873 (35)——#1,122 (18)
2014#1,348 (127)#837 (36)#533 (5)—#1,250 (15)
2013#1,352 (125)#882 (33)——#1,164 (17)
2012#1,266 (139)#962 (30)——#885 (25)
2011#1,178 (150)#1,600 (14)—#730 (3)#1,163 (17)

Austen as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Austen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Austen as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,459 (44)—#3,044 (6)
2024#2,976 (55)——
2023#3,091 (53)——
2022#2,928 (57)——
2021#2,484 (71)#5,581 (3)—
2020#3,179 (49)—#3,251 (5)
2019#2,451 (72)#5,591 (3)—
2018#3,050 (53)—#2,587 (7)
2017#2,464 (73)——
2016#2,117 (92)—#2,892 (6)
2015#2,846 (61)—#2,599 (7)
2014#3,585 (43)——
2013#5,317 (25)——
2012#5,253 (26)——
2011#4,915 (28)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1995 at #420.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1917.
  • In 2025, 45% of US babies named Austen were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 32,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 37,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Austen is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 31,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 42,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Austen by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Austen (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
AustenCanadaGirls#3,0446
AustenCanadaBoys#2,0959
AustenEngland & WalesGirls—too few
AustenEngland & WalesBoys#2,4409
AustenIrelandBoys—too few
AustenNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
AustenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
AustenScotlandBoys—too few
AustenUSGirls#3,45944
AustenUSBoys#2,51653