Is Austen a boy or girl name?
Austen is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 55 girls and 78 boys were named Austen, so 41.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 13.4% of the 9,316 US babies named Austen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,982
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,965
- Babies named Austen since 1917
- 9,316
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 567 babies
Boys and girls named Austen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 68 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 851 | 99 | 10.4% |
| 1990s | 3,712 | 220 | 5.6% |
| 2000s | 1,867 | 143 | 7.1% |
| 2010s | 1,182 | 500 | 29.7% |
| 2020s | 356 | 285 | 44.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78 | #1,982 | 55 | #2,965 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,316 | 53 | #3,096 |
| 2022 | 69 | #2,136 | 57 | #2,928 |
| 2021 | 77 | #1,944 | 71 | #2,487 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1,979 | 49 | #3,183 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,549 | 72 | #2,452 |
| 2018 | 80 | #1,874 | 53 | #3,058 |
| 2017 | 88 | #1,748 | 73 | #2,468 |
| 2016 | 95 | #1,664 | 92 | #2,118 |
| 2015 | 120 | #1,427 | 61 | #2,850 |
| 2014 | 127 | #1,348 | 43 | #3,596 |
| 2013 | 125 | #1,353 | 25 | #5,336 |
| 2012 | 139 | #1,265 | 26 | #5,278 |
| 2011 | 150 | #1,178 | 28 | #4,937 |
| 2010 | 150 | #1,196 | 27 | #5,123 |
| 2009 | 147 | #1,218 | 17 | #7,374 |
| 2008 | 170 | #1,090 | 8 | #12,727 |
| 2007 | 166 | #1,098 | 20 | #6,594 |
| 2006 | 202 | #932 | 21 | #6,157 |
| 2005 | 184 | #950 | 11 | #9,543 |
| 2004 | 157 | #1,039 | 12 | #8,794 |
| 2003 | 174 | #942 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2002 | 205 | #819 | 16 | #6,734 |
| 2001 | 214 | #788 | 12 | #8,258 |
| 2000 | 248 | #706 | 10 | #9,250 |
| 1999 | 340 | #575 | 11 | #8,290 |
| 1998 | 384 | #532 | 17 | #5,836 |
| 1997 | 489 | #449 | 21 | #4,844 |
| 1996 | 531 | #423 | 18 | #5,310 |
| 1995 | 540 | #420 | 27 | #3,892 |
| 1994 | 403 | #502 | 36 | #3,172 |
| 1993 | 328 | #564 | 29 | #3,687 |
| 1992 | 260 | #638 | 29 | #3,692 |
| 1991 | 227 | #674 | 15 | #5,975 |
| 1990 | 210 | #705 | 17 | #5,315 |
| 1989 | 177 | #744 | 18 | #4,877 |
| 1988 | 145 | #783 | 13 | #5,927 |
| 1987 | 96 | #961 | 10 | #6,833 |
| 1986 | 90 | #965 | 11 | #6,203 |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,022 | 15 | #4,881 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,084 | 8 | #7,461 |
| 1983 | 61 | #1,154 | 7 | #8,116 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,295 | 6 | #9,329 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,458 | 5 | #10,554 |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,548 | 6 | #9,192 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,388 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,942 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,493 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,265 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,177 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,412 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,250 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,853 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,030 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Austen reached #420 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #2,118 in 2016. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Austen
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.