Austyn
- Pronunciation
- [Aus-tyn]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Variant Of Augustine.
- Origin
- French
About the Name Austyn
Austyn is a modern respelling of Austin, itself a medieval contraction of Augustine, the name of the great Latin-rooted saint and ultimately tied to augustus, meaning "venerable" or "majestic." By swapping the ending to a stylish "-yn," Austyn keeps the familiar, confident sound of Austin while giving it a contemporary, surname-style twist on the page. It rode the broad turn-of-the-millennium fashion for inventive spellings that let parents take a beloved classic and make it feel uniquely their own.
The spelling had a brief turn in the spotlight. Austyn first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000, reached its best rank of #756 in 2002, and dropped off after 2012, when it sat at #899. Altogether it was given to about 1,037 boys during its top-1000 years, the signature of an of-the-moment variant carried along by the broader popularity of Austin and the wider taste for reimagined spellings of established names.
Austyn appeals to parents who like the strength and approachability of Austin but want a distinctive, modern look on paper. Its roots tie it firmly to the dignified Augustine tradition while its styling feels fresh and current, and it offers the easy short form Aus or Gus. The recorded variant Austen provides a more literary, classic-feeling alternative for the same sturdy, reliable name.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Austyn
US Popularity History (2000–2021)
Annual US births named Austyn by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2021 with 289 girls named Austyn (girl rank #919 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Austyn Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Austyn the strongest states are Nebraska, Idaho, Oklahoma.
Strongest girls-name states
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | #1,089 | 28 |
| 2 | Texas | #1,078 | 110 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #898 | 65 |
| 4 | Maryland | #846 | 39 |
| 5 | Ohio | #844 | 33 |
| 6 | Virginia | #841 | 34 |
| 7 | Washington | #840 | 45 |
| 8 | Arizona | #827 | 46 |
| 9 | Tennessee | #804 | 57 |
| 10 | Indiana | #803 | 31 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Austyn in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austen | Variant Of Augustine. | Male | English |
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Compare Austyn to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Austyn against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).