Masculine dossier · first seen 1917

Austen

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Austen
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1995

Peak era

1995

Peak rank proxy

540

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1917Peak 19952024

Peak year

1995

Decline from peak

85.6%

2024

All-time

8,069

Austen is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1995, when 540 boys were named Austen.

In 2024, only 78 boys were given the name.

Down 85.6% from its peak.

All told, about 8,069 Americans have been named Austen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1917.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1995

1995540 boys named Austen

202478 boys named Austen

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