Austyn
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Meaning
modern respelling of Austin, from Augustine, great
The story
Austyn is Austin with the spelling turned sideways, and the references make the relationship official: a variant of Austin for boys and a feminine form of the same for girls, the whole chain contracting out of Augustine, and behind it Augustus, exalted, venerable. What makes Austyn interesting is not the chain but the crossover. In the American record the boys arrived first, 1,689 in the 1990s and 1,748 in the 2000s; then the columns traded places, and the girls took the lead, 2,116 to 1,278 in the 2010s, with the gap widening since. The same letters, two histories, passing each other mid-decade like commuters on opposite platforms. It is the rare name where the y is doing real work: Austin stays mostly a boys' name, while Austyn has become the spelling parents of daughters reach for. An emperor's title, dressed down, shared out, and quietly renegotiated in real time.
How popular is Austyn around the world?
In the United States, 1,769 babies were named Austyn between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 2 boys were registered as Austyn in 2017.
Austyn is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, Canada and Chile.
United States
1 in 12,000
In the United States, 1,769 babies were named Austyn between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Austyn peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
South Australia
1 in 9,2002017
In South Australia, 2 boys were registered as Austyn in 2017.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Canada
1 in 20,000
In Canada, 11 girls named Austyn were born in 2024, ranked 1,968th among girls that year.
In Canada, 7 boys named Austyn were born in 2024, ranked 2,550th among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Chile
1 in 59,000
In Chile, 3 boys were registered as Austyn in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021
Argentina
last on record 2023
Austyn is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
England and Wales
last on record 2024
Austyn is not on the 2025 record for England and Wales, where spellings under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Austyn
Most people given the name Austyn in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
Keep exploring
The Austyn deep dive
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