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Why parents love Austin- Austin, Texas is America's coolest, most creative city.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin is wrestling's biggest legend.
- Two syllables with a strong, cool sound: AW-stin.
- The meaning great/magnificent is aspirational.
- Jane Austen shares the root — literary DNA.
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The vibe of Austin
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Origin & history of Austin
Latin augustus (great/magnificent)
→ Augustine
→ medieval contraction Austin
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Latin roots
Austin is a medieval English contraction of Augustine, from the Latin augustus meaning great or magnificent. Austin, Texas (named for Stephen F. Austin, the Father of Texas) has become America's live music capital, tech hub, and host of SXSW. Stone Cold Steve Austin was wrestling's biggest star of the Attitude Era. Jane Austen's surname shares the same Augustinian root. Austin has been in the US top 50.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Medieval contraction of Augustine; Austin, Texas named for Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836).
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Today
Austin remains a beloved choice, ranking #89 in the US. 440,461 babies have been named Austin since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Austin?
1995
peak year
Austin appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1995, 25,907 babies were given the name — making it the #10 most popular name in the United States that year. Today it sits inside the top hundred (#89), with roughly 4,471 babies named Austin each year. Austin has been declining in recent years. In total, around 440,461 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
25,907
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #10)
(ranked #10)
4,471
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
44,710
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
440,461
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Austin3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
Austin's Life Path 3 is the communicator's number — communicating through music and Texas cool. People named Austin tend to be creative, cool, and drawn to places where things are happening.
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Where things happen✦
Creative cool◈
Magnificent energy◎
Keep it weird♡
Live-music soulA1
U3
S1
T2
I9
N5
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Austin✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
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Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
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Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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Famous people named AustinClick any name to view their Wikipedia page.
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