Austin Name Popularity

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How popular is Austin?

In 2018 the popular name Austin, ranked the 80th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Austin has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #9 was reached for the first time in 1996 and as recently as 1997.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1995 with 25,905 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Austin was 40 in 1893.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Austin occurred roughly during the years 1906-1915, 1967-1970, and 1972-1995, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1997-2009, and 2012-2017.

For a number of years, the name Austin has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Austin for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Austin?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Austin is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Austin (Girl)		Austin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		127	1,649	4,651	80
2017		137	1,583	5,039	75
2016		117	1,770	5,353	73
2015		153	1,492	5,805	69
2014		121	1,727	6,304	66
2013		107	1,879	6,485	64
2012		84	2,236	7,003	58
2011		85	2,215	7,028	60
2010		93	2,119	6,902	64
2009		95	2,118	7,283	63
2008		91	2,185	7,986	55
2007		87	2,248	9,193	48
2006		103	1,942	10,287	41
2005		91	2,058	10,111	38
2004		152	1,371	10,744	35
2003		153	1,333	11,688	33
2002		201	1,059	14,540	26
2001		130	1,448	14,955	25
2000		52	2,784	15,944	23
1999		73	2,096	20,767	13
1998		114	1,494	23,477	10
1997		128	1,345	25,117	9
1996		156	1,163	25,660	9
1995		172	1,045	25,905	10
1994		228	861	23,190	17
1993		187	990	17,579	26
1992		176	1,046	11,453	38
1991		144	1,201	9,054	50
1990		156	1,119	7,911	55
1989		147	1,124	6,884	59
1988		134	1,140	5,585	63
1987		112	1,256	4,090	76
1986		103	1,299	3,202	90
1985		88	1,431	2,723	107
1984		74	1,535	2,339	117
1983		65	1,690	2,047	131
1982		51	2,025	1,801	156
1981		43	2,309	1,455	173
1980		32	2,802	1,163	211
1979		30	2,867	994	229
1978		17	4,093	885	239
1977		7	7,616	682	288
1976		9	6,085	519	332
1975		7	7,222	421	376
1974		< 5	--	311	453
1973		5	8,516	275	474
1972		< 5	--	237	512
1971		< 5	--	265	497
1970		5	8,075	251	508
1969		< 5	--	183	578
1968		< 5	--	195	540
1967		< 5	--	206	522
1966		< 5	--	201	535
1965		< 5	--	209	533
1964		< 5	--	213	538
1963		< 5	--	221	534
1962		< 5	--	200	559
1961		< 5	--	204	552
1960		< 5	--	204	552
1959		< 5	--	191	563
1958		< 5	--	198	548
1957		< 5	--	238	501
1956		< 5	--	226	503
1955		< 5	--	204	514
1954		< 5	--	237	471
1953		< 5	--	211	484
1952		< 5	--	214	474
1951		< 5	--	252	428
1950		< 5	--	240	430
1949		< 5	--	189	480
1948		< 5	--	235	435
1947		< 5	--	257	426
1946		< 5	--	261	399
1945		< 5	--	244	381
1944		< 5	--	240	390
1943		< 5	--	289	360
1942		< 5	--	297	353
1941		< 5	--	235	377
1940		< 5	--	245	366
1939		< 5	--	210	389
1938		< 5	--	212	389
1937		< 5	--	239	349
1936		< 5	--	250	344
1935		< 5	--	223	364
1934		< 5	--	251	347
1933		< 5	--	294	315
1932		< 5	--	274	332
1931		< 5	--	350	295
1930		< 5	--	385	290
1929		< 5	--	363	292
1928		< 5	--	387	286
1927		< 5	--	417	275
1926		< 5	--	430	274
1925		6	4,479	434	274
1924		< 5	--	420	277
1923		< 5	--	448	266
1922		< 5	--	456	265
1921		5	5,182	437	268
1920		< 5	--	467	253
1919		6	4,302	430	257
1918		10	3,047	483	242
1917		5	4,655	409	250
1916		< 5	--	441	238
1915		5	4,335	424	234
1914		< 5	--	320	236
1913		< 5	--	258	232
1912		< 5	--	223	232
1911		< 5	--	101	256
1910		< 5	--	101	233
1909		< 5	--	102	207
1908		< 5	--	84	227
1907		< 5	--	56	278
1906		< 5	--	83	213
1905		< 5	--	76	219
1904		< 5	--	66	233
1903		< 5	--	50	258
1902		< 5	--	64	224
1901		< 5	--	68	204
1900		< 5	--	66	251
1899		< 5	--	56	225
1898		< 5	--	65	217
1897		< 5	--	54	236
1896		< 5	--	62	230
1895		< 5	--	55	237
1894		< 5	--	55	231
1893		< 5	--	40	275
1892		< 5	--	71	206
1891		< 5	--	65	191
1890		< 5	--	63	207
1889		< 5	--	68	191
1888		< 5	--	79	187
1887		< 5	--	47	231
1886		< 5	--	64	207
1885		< 5	--	54	220
1884		< 5	--	70	192
1883		< 5	--	43	247
1882		< 5	--	65	198
1881		< 5	--	66	175
1880		< 5	--	53	220

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.