Austin

Austin was the #113 boys' name in the US in 2025 (3,103 babies), and #86 in England & Wales and #59 in Canada.

Austin as a boy’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#113 (3,103)	#86 (612)	#92 (58)	#112 (21)	#176 (28)	#59 (442)	#37 (168)	#38 (154)
2024	#108 (3,302)	#88 (597)	#84 (61)	#93 (25)	#207 (23)	#49 (483)	#38 (164)	#38 (164)
2023	#101 (3,490)	#101 (513)	#101 (52)	#153 (15)	#162 (32)	#54 (454)	#41 (169)	#42 (135)
2022	#111 (3,376)	#106 (516)	#132 (40)	#147 (16)	#192 (27)	#65 (437)	#52 (146)	#43 (134)
2021	#96 (3,780)	#119 (481)	#156 (32)	#176 (13)	#225 (22)	#53 (518)	#49 (167)	#71 (99)
2020	#88 (4,020)	#105 (571)	#113 (50)	#106 (25)	#165 (34)	#55 (518)	#58 (154)	#55 (120)
2019	#88 (4,402)	#110 (554)	#128 (46)	#116 (22)	#257 (18)	#47 (571)	#52 (165)	#68 (110)
2018	#81 (4,693)	#109 (592)	#109 (56)	#161 (15)	#205 (27)	#45 (616)	#55 (157)	#48 (121)
2017	#75 (5,060)	#97 (670)	#124 (49)	#129 (21)	#188 (31)	#44 (656)	#66 (145)	#62 (106)
2016	#73 (5,374)	#85 (812)	#108 (63)	#118 (26)	#214 (26)	#54 (600)	#61 (162)	#59 (107)
2015	#69 (5,827)	#89 (751)	#120 (55)	#159 (16)	#201 (28)	#51 (621)	#65 (157)	#72 (83)
2014	#66 (6,317)	#89 (707)	#113 (57)	#142 (20)	#267 (18)	#53 (621)	#67 (150)	#71 (87)
2013	#64 (6,500)	#94 (657)	#142 (40)	#188 (12)	#215 (27)	#51 (632)	#77 (137)	#78 (86)
2012	#58 (7,014)	#108 (588)	#138 (45)	#161 (16)	#300 (15)	#49 (661)	#96 (114)	#82 (87)
2011	#60 (7,034)	#116 (559)	#155 (39)	#231 (8)	#326 (13)	#48 (674)	#87 (119)	#87 (78)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 1995 at #10.
Falling over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 550 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 2. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Boys	2025	about 1 in 550	common
England & Wales	Boys	2025	about 1 in 440	common
Scotland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 340	common
Northern Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 390	common
Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 850	common
Canada	Boys	2025	about 1 in 360	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Austin is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 560 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 520 to 1 in 610.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Austin (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#30	259
Quebec	2025	#187	29

Austin (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Austin	Canada	Girls	#1,882	12
Austin	Canada	Boys	#59	442
Austin	England & Wales	Girls	—	too few
Austin	England & Wales	Boys	#86	612
Austin	Ireland	Boys	#176	28
Austin	Northern Ireland	Boys	#112	21
Austin	NSW	Boys	#37	168
Austin	Scotland	Boys	#92	58
Austin	US	Girls	#1,808	111
Austin	US	Boys	#113	3,103
Austin	VIC	Boys	#38	154