Austen is an uncommon variant of Austin that peaked in 1995 and has since faded.
Austen is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,518 among boys (53) and #3,469 among girls (44) — overall #3,602 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97 | 97 | #3,469 | #2,518 |
| 2024 | 135 | 135 | #2,976 | #1,958 |
| 2023 | 113 | 113 | #3,101 | #2,319 |
| 2022 | 127 | 127 | #2,930 | #2,119 |
| 2021 | 148 | 148 | #2,488 | #1,945 |
| 2020 | 121 | 121 | #3,185 | #1,979 |
| 2019 | 180 | 180 | #2,453 | #1,549 |
| 2018 | 133 | 133 | #3,059 | #1,874 |
| 2017 | 161 | 161 | #2,468 | #1,748 |
| 2016 | 187 | 187 | #2,118 | #1,664 |
| 2015 | 181 | 181 | #2,850 | #1,427 |
| 2014 | 170 | 170 | #3,596 | #1,348 |
| 2013 | 150 | 150 | #5,336 | #1,353 |
| 2012 | 165 | 165 | #5,279 | #1,266 |
| 2011 | 178 | 178 | #4,937 | #1,178 |
| 2010 | 177 | 177 | #5,123 | #1,196 |
| 2009 | 164 | 164 | #7,375 | #1,218 |
| 2008 | 178 | 178 | #12,730 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 186 | 186 | #6,594 | #1,098 |
| 2006 | 223 | 223 | #6,157 | #932 |
| 2005 | 195 | 195 | #9,543 | #950 |
| 2004 | 169 | 169 | #8,794 | #1,039 |
| 2003 | 190 | 190 | #6,929 | #942 |
| 2002 | 221 | 221 | #6,736 | #819 |
| 2001 | 226 | 226 | #8,258 | #788 |
| 2000 | 258 | 258 | #9,250 | #706 |
| 1999 | 351 | 351 | #8,291 | #575 |
| 1998 | 401 | 401 | #5,836 | #532 |
| 1997 | 510 | — | #4,844 | #449 |
| 1996 | 549 | — | #5,310 | #423 |
| 1995 | 567 | — | #3,892 | #420 |
| 1994 | 439 | — | #3,172 | #502 |
| 1993 | 357 | — | #3,687 | #564 |
| 1992 | 289 | — | #3,693 | #638 |
| 1991 | 242 | — | #5,975 | #674 |
| 1990 | 227 | — | #5,315 | #705 |
| 1989 | 195 | — | #4,877 | #744 |
| 1988 | 158 | — | #5,927 | #783 |
| 1987 | 106 | — | #6,833 | #961 |
| 1986 | 101 | — | #6,204 | #965 |
| 1985 | 95 | — | #4,881 | #1,021 |
| 1984 | 76 | — | #7,461 | #1,084 |
| 1983 | 68 | — | #8,116 | #1,154 |
| 1982 | 58 | — | #9,329 | #1,295 |
| 1981 | 48 | — | #10,554 | #1,458 |
| 1980 | 45 | — | #9,191 | #1,548 |
| 1979 | 20 | — | — | #2,388 |
| 1978 | 14 | — | — | #2,942 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | — | #3,054 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | — | #3,493 |
| 1975 | 11 | — | — | #3,266 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,177 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | — | #4,022 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,412 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,250 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #3,853 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,030 |