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Austen

Boy

Meaning of Austen: English: 'majestic'

Austen is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1679th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1679

97 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,416

First recorded 1917 · peak 1995

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 48 babies1982: 58 babies1983: 68 babies1984: 76 babies1985: 95 babies1986: 101 babies1987: 106 babies1988: 158 babies1989: 195 babies1990: 227 babies19901991: 242 babies1992: 289 babies1993: 357 babies1994: 439 babies1995: 567 babies1996: 549 babies1997: 510 babies1998: 401 babies1999: 351 babies2000: 258 babies20002001: 226 babies2002: 221 babies2003: 190 babies2004: 169 babies2005: 195 babies2006: 223 babies2007: 186 babies2008: 178 babies2009: 164 babies2010: 177 babies20102011: 178 babies2012: 165 babies2013: 150 babies2014: 170 babies2015: 181 babies2016: 187 babies2017: 161 babies2018: 133 babies2019: 180 babies2020: 121 babies20202021: 148 babies2022: 127 babies2023: 113 babies2024: 135 babies2025: 97 babies
US babies named Austen per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 567.

Gender split

86% boys · 14% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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