Austin
Pronounced AO1 S T AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1995
- 145 years in use
- 4 spellings
How popular is Austin?
Austin is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 463,783 children — the 78th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 45% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1995, when 26,859 children were given it.
Four other spellings are counted in that total — Austen, Austyn, Auston and one more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Austin and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Austen
- Austyn
- Auston
- Austan
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- AO1 S T AH0 N · AO1 S T IH0 N · AW1 Z T AE1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Austin
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Austin
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Austin?
- Austin ranks 78th among boys' names in US records, with 463,783 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 45,370.
- Is Austin a unisex name?
- No. Austin is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Austin most popular?
- 1995, when 26,859 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Austin spelled?
- Austen, Austyn, Auston, Austan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.