Boy
Austin
As a boy's name, Austin traces back to Latin, where it is understood to mean "Great, magnificent". It peaked back in the 1990s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. Its single strongest year on record was 1995.
LatinShort for Augustine
LatinGreat, magnificent
Births by decade
1900s
715
1910s
3,216
1920s
4,270
1930s
2,688
1940s
2,492
1950s
2,218
1960s
2,039
1970s
4,920
1980s
32,133
1990s
191,647
2000s
113,874
2010s
50,772
Peaked in the 1990s · 410,984 total U.S. births since 1900