AustinName meaning, origin and popularity
Austin is a boy’s name of Latin origin. Its traditional meaning is “great, venerable (from Augustine)”.
Austin at a glance
- Meaning
- great, venerable (from Augustine)
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- A
- NSW rank 2025
- #37 for boys
How popular is Austin in Australia?
In 2025, Austin was number 37 in the NSW top 100 for boys, with 168 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 38. Its highest rank for boys was number 37 in 2025, and it has been in the top 100 in 15 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | – | – | – | #65 | #38 | #37 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
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