Austen
Austen is a masculine given name deriving from the Latin Augustine or August.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Austen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Austen is a masculine given name deriving from the Latin Augustine or August.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Austen
As a girl name
Austen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1980, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 92 Austens were born — ranking #2,117 that year. As of 2026, Austen ranks #2,975 for girls with 55 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 1K Austens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Austen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1917, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 540 Austens were born — ranking #420 that year. As of 2026, Austen ranks #2,077 for boys with 72 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 8K Austens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Austen
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Austen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Where is Austen most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Australia29%
- New Zealand26%
- United Kingdom24%
- United States11%
- South Africa10%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Austen
Phonetically similar names — useful when Austen is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Austen
Austen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Austen's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #420. Use the chart and map above to compare Austen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.