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Austin: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“great, magnificent”
Origin
Latin
Say it
AWS-tin · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Medieval contracted form of Augustine, from Latin Augustus. Also used as a transferred surname and place name.

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How popular is Austin?

20241,024 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Austin in 20243,407

2024 rank#107 boys

Peak year1995

Total US babies since 1880440,461

Austin is fading: recent use is about 60% of its level ten years before.

Names like Austin

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Augustinegreat, venerable · Latin
  • Agustingreat, venerable · Latin
  • Austyngreat, magnificent · English
  • Austengreat, magnificent · English
  • Lucasfrom Lucania · Latin
  • Leolion · Latin
  • Julianyouthful, downy-bearded · Latin
  • Anthonyof the Antonius family · Latin

Austin questions

What does the name Austin mean?

Austin means "great, magnificent". It comes from Latin. Medieval contracted form of Augustine, from Latin Augustus. Also used as a transferred surname and place name.

Is Austin a boy or girl name?

Austin is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Austin?

3,407 US babies were named Austin in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.

How do you pronounce Austin?

Austin 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.