Auston
Auston is a masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include:Auston English, American football player Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player Auston Rotheram (1876–1946), Irish polo player Auston Trusty, American soccer player David H. Auston, Canadian physicist Donna Auston, 21st century American anthropologist
- English
Meaning & Origin of Auston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Auston is a masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include:Auston English, American football player Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player Auston Rotheram (1876–1946), Irish polo player Auston Trusty, American soccer player David H. Auston, Canadian physicist Donna Auston, 21st century American anthropologist
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Auston
The earliest SSA record of Auston as a baby boy name dates back to 1908, when 5 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 176 newborns named Auston — #806 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Austons. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,854 among baby boy names with 20 births, falling sharply (-37%). In total, more than 4K Austons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Auston
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Auston. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Auston
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About the name Auston
Auston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Auston's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #806. Use the chart and map above to compare Auston'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 .
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