How popular is the baby name Austin in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Austin.

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Popularity of the baby name Austin


Posts that mention the name Austin

Popular baby names in England and Wales (UK), 2009

Flag of the United Kingdom
Flag of the United Kingdom

Just announced! The most popular baby boy names in England and Wales in 2009 were:

  1. Oliver
  2. Jack
  3. Harry
  4. Alfie
  5. Joshua
  6. Thomas
  7. Charlie
  8. William
  9. James
  10. Daniel

And the most popular baby girl names were:

  1. Olivia
  2. Ruby
  3. Chloe
  4. Emily
  5. Sophie
  6. Jessica
  7. Grace
  8. Lily
  9. Amelia
  10. Evie

The big news is that Oliver ousted former #1 Jack, which had been the top name for 14 years. And…now the top boy name and the top girl name sound eerily similar.

The biggest jumps within the top 100 were Lucas for boys (36th to 17th) and Maisie for girls (63rd to 34th). Newbies in the top 100 were Aiden, Arthur, Frederick, Stanley (!), Jude and Austin for boys and Heidi, Sara and Mya for girls.

Finally, looks like the ONS has a brand new baby names comparison tool for us to play with. Very cool.

Sources: Oliver and Olivia top names’ list, Office for National Statistics

Image: Adapted from Flag of the United Kingdom (public domain)

Baby name story: Lauren

During the early months of this year, Elaine and Cameron Smith of Ajax, Ontario, were unable to agree on a name for their baby girl, who would arrive over the summer. “Elaine liked Lauren, but Cameron was pushing for Amanda, Alexandra or Kristyn.”

Then something happened while the family of three (which included the couple’s 7-year-old son, Austin) was on a ski vacation in Vermont. At one point, Cameron “got off the chairlift and noticed that the badge belonging to his son’s ski instructor, Lauren, had fallen off and somehow ended up on the front of his snowboard.” That was enough to convince Cameron to go “with the name his wife had been pushing for.”

Their baby girl, Lauren Marguerite, was born in late July.

(And how older brother Austin get his name? It was inspired by a commercial for one of the Austin Powers movies, believe it or not!)

Source: Rushowy, Kristin. “Baby name: A born snowboarder.” Toronto Star 19 Dec. 2009.