unisex name
Austen
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 10,741
Scotland
#780
2024 births
Austen is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 12% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1995, when 567 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 34,180 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Austen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 18 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 950 |
| 1990s | 3,932 |
| 2000s | 2,010 |
| 2010s | 1,682 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 741 |
How popular is Austen?
In 2025, Austen was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Austen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Austen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Austen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Austen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Austen in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Austyn
Sibling names for Austen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Austen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Austen
How popular is the name Austen?
In 2025, Austen was given to 97 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Austen a girl's or a boy's name?
Austen is used for both girls and boys. About 12% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Austen?
Austen has 2 syllables.
When was Austen most popular?
Austen peaked in 1995, when 567 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Austen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Austen currently ranks #780 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.