Austen

Austen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “great, magnificent”
Origin: English
Say it: AWS-tin · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (87% of all uses)

Surname-style variant of Austin. Austin comes from the medieval contracted form of Augustine, from Latin Augustus.

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How popular is Austen?

202440.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Austen in 2024133

2024 rank#1,983 boys

Peak year1995

Total US babies since 18809,316

Austen has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Austen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Austingreat, magnificent · Latin
Austyngreat, magnificent · English
JackGod is gracious · English
Hudsonson of Hudd · English
Jacksonson of Jack · English
Cartercart driver · English
Wyattbrave in war · English
Maverickindependent person · English

Austen questions

What does the name Austen mean?

Austen means "great, magnificent". It comes from English. Surname-style variant of Austin. Austin comes from the medieval contracted form of Augustine, from Latin Augustus.

Is Austen a boy or girl name?

Austen is mainly a boy's name in US records (87% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Austen?

133 US babies were named Austen in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.

How do you pronounce Austen?

Austen is usually pronounced AWS-tin.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.