Austin
Austin is a well-established choice, ranked #86 in 2025. With 612 babies named Austin in 2025, meeting another Austin at school is a real possibility.
About the Name Austin
Austin has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 309 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #85 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has broken into the UK top 100 on 6 occasions, signalling genuine mainstream interest.
Austin is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Austin on the register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #107, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Austin
- Wanda Austin — Wanda M.
- Hudson Austin — Hudson Austin was a Grenadian revolutionary and politician who served as a general in the People's Revolutionary Army of Grenada.
- Austin Reaves — Austin Tyler Reaves is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Austin
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Austin
Almost certainly the only Austin in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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