Austin

English, shortened form of Augustine, Latin

"great, magnificent"

Austin Origin and Meaning

The name Austin is a boy's name of English origin meaning "great, magnificent".

Austin is one of the most attractive city names for babies, with an appealing southwestern feel and place-name panache.

Austin has been an Anglo-Saxon surname and a first name since medieval times. Austin reached the Top 10 in the 1990s, but in 2022 slipped out of the US Top 100 for boys.

Literary namesakes include Austin Sloper in Henry James' novel Washington Square, and there have been several Austins in soap operas and films.

The Austen spelling is also used fairly evenly for boys and girls, sometimes as an homage to Jane Austen.

Austin Rank in US Top 1000

# 101 in the US

Austin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 166 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Austin

• 101 US 2023
• 166 Nameberry 2025
• 52 Canada 2023
• 268 Future 2028
• 101 England 2023
• 84 Scotland 2024
• 37 Australia 2024
• 37 New Zealand 2024

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Famous People Named Austin

• Austin Mahone American pop singer
• Austin Robert Butler American actor
• Austin Nichols American actor
• Austin Kirk Collie American NFL and CFL football player
• Austin Richard Post American musician/rapper "Post Malone"
• Austin Stevens South African photographer and herpetologist
• Austin Scarlett American fashion designer and TV personality
• Austin James Rivers American basketball player
• Austin Robert Carlile former lead singer of American rock band Of Mice & Men
• Austin George Carr American basketball player
• (Joseph) Austin Currie Irish MP
• Austin Mincks brother of American actor Aedin Mincks
• Austin Dabney slave and militiaman in the American Revolutionary War
• Austin Marsden Farrer English theologian and philosopher
• Austin Idol ring name of Mike McCord, American pro wrestler
• Austin Aries ring name of Daniel Healy Solwold Jr., American pro wrestler
• Austin Osman Spare English painter and occultist
• Austin Taylor O'Brien American actor
• Austin Johnson American NFL football player
• Austin Vernon Mitchell English MP
• Austin Anthony Corini lead singer in American band The Tide
• (Henry) Austin Brunklacher American NFL football player
• (William) Austin Dickinson brother to poet Emily Dickinson
• Austin Payne (b. 1981) son of musician Jody Payne of Willie Nelson's Family
• Austin Jack Lynch (b. 1982) son of director David Lynch
• Austin Stockwell (b. 1983) son of actors Dean Stockwell and Millie Perkins
• Austin Brown (b. 1985) son of singer Rebbie Jackson of The Jackson Family and Nathaniel Brown
• Austin Lewis (b. 1985) son of singer Huey Lewis of The News
• Austin Williams (b. 1991) son of singer Christopher Williams and actress Stacey Dash
• Austin Collinsworth (b. 1991) son of NFL player and commentator Cris Collinsworth
• Austin Engemann son of singer Paul Engemann
• Austin Ward Sherman (b. 1994) son of actors Sela Ward and Howard Sherman
• Austin Rivera (b. 1994) son of TV journalist Craig Rivera
• Austin Landon son of actor Michael Landon, Jr.; grandson of actor Michael Landon
• Austin Alexander Beatie (b. 2009) son of trans media personality Thomas Beatie
• Austin Carter Akerill (b. 2010) son of Aubrey Wolters and Brandon Akerill of "16 and Pregnant"
• Austin Shepherd "Shep" Padalecki (b. 2013) son of actors Jared and Genevieve Padalecki

The name Austin in Pop Culture

• Austin Powers comedy film series and its main character
• Austin Moon a main character on TV's "Austin & Ally"
• Austin Sloper character in Henry James' "Washington Square"
• Austin character in "The Backyardigans"
• Austin son of Apollo, character in the Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan
• Ostin Liss character in Richard Paul Evans's Michael Vey series
• Steve Austin main character in Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg and TV's The Six Million Dollar Man
• Austin city in Texas
• Austin city in Minnesota