Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2012

Austyn

Meaning Spelling variant of Austin Gender Unisex · 49% girls Rank 2025 #2,394 Trend → Stable

Spelling variant of Austin.

Rank 2025
#2,394
among boys · ↓131 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
214
named Austyn · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 29,966
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2012
402 babies
All-time total
10,101
#1,746 all-time among boys
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Austyn popularity over time

10,101 babies have been named Austyn since 1982, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 91 43 134 13 – #3,370
1990s 450 1,689 2,139 214 +1496% #629
2000s 917 1,748 2,665 267 +25% #756
2010s 2,116 1,278 3,394 339 +27% #899
2020s (to 2025) 1,354 415 1,769 295 -13% #1,892

Where Austyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 56 0.03 outside top 500
2027 55 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 53 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

Where Austyn is most popular

Boys named Austyn per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.040 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Texas, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Austyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 5 0.088 +120%
Texas 44 0.050 +25%
Louisiana 5 0.049 +22%
Pennsylvania 10 0.038 -6%
New York 12 0.028 -31%
Virginia 5 0.026 -34%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -38%
Ohio 5 0.019 -53%
California 10 0.011 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Austyn

Austyn is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,394 in 2025 with 57 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 10,101 American babies have been named Austyn, about 51% boys and 49% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2012, when 402 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Austyn stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Austyn?

The median living Austyn is about 15 years old; half are between 8 and 24. An estimated 10,000 people named Austyn are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Austyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 157 #1,389 57 #2,394
2024 185 #1,259 63 #2,263
2023 233 #1,067 82 #1,911
2022 247 #1,035 83 #1,892
2021 289 #920 61 #2,279
2020 243 #1,033 69 #2,047
2019 261 #989 75 #1,956
2018 261 #999 83 #1,825
2017 211 #1,166 83 #1,810
2016 229 #1,110 105 #1,565
2015 245 #1,075 104 #1,555
2014 242 #1,064 133 #1,318
2013 200 #1,198 147 #1,220
2012 171 #1,365 231 #899
2011 147 #1,512 159 #1,136
2010 149 #1,503 158 #1,164
2009 125 #1,742 145 #1,233
2008 105 #1,990 158 #1,146
2007 112 #1,870 183 #1,029
2006 91 #2,132 187 #993
2005 88 #2,108 156 #1,062
2004 86 #2,100 147 #1,081
2003 97 #1,886 153 #1,031
2002 134 #1,426 228 #756
2001 56 #2,664 185 #867
2000 23 #5,000 206 #791
1995 49 #2,556 223 #713
1990 31 #3,441 21 #2,962
1985 12 #5,705 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Austyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Austyn?

The median living Austyn is about 15 years old. Half of all living Austyns are between 8 and 24 years old.

How many people named Austyn are alive today?

An estimated 10,000 people named Austyn are alive in the United States, based on 10,101 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Austyn mean?

Spelling variant of Austin.

How popular is the name Austyn in 2025?

Austyn ranked #2,394 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 57 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Austyn?

10,101 babies have been named Austyn in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Austyn most popular?

Austyn peaked in 2012, when 402 newborns received the name.

Is Austyn a boy or girl name?

Austyn is used for both: about 49% of babies named Austyn have been girls and 51% boys.

Is the name Austyn rising or falling?

Austyn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Austyn become more popular?

Austyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 boys named Austyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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