Thirty years of Austin
Austin in numbers
Austin has risen from 65 boys in 1996 to 612 in 2025, though it is below its peak of 812 in 2016. Its biggest three-year rise came between 2006 and 2009, from 179 to 626. It ranked 354th in 1996, reached 85th in 2016 and ranks 86th now. On average it was given to 101 boys a year in the late 1990s, 206 in the 2000s, 649 in the 2010s and 548 in the 2020s so far.
† Shapes, averages and turning points are Baby Data calculations from the ONS counts.
Similar spellings in the 2025 list†: Aston (47), Austen (9). Matched by their letters, not by meaning or origin. ONS counts each spelling separately, so these are not added to Austin.
Milestones
First year in each bandChange
- On last year+3%597 to 612
- 5 years+7%571 to 612
- 10 years-19%751 to 612
- 20 years+378%128 to 612
- Since 1996×965 to 612
- Total, 1996 to 202512,242boys
† All changes and totals are Baby Data calculations from ONS counts. A total adds only the published years.
Across the three nations, 2025
Each from its own statistics office, never added togetherRank 86 · ONS · 597 in 2024
Rank 92 · NRS · 61 in 2024
Rank 112 · NISRA · 25 in 2024
England and Wales (ONS) count births in the calendar year; Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland (NISRA) count births registered in the year. Each comes from its own statistics office and they are never added together.
Year by year, 1996 to 2025 Show all 30 yearsHide the table
| Year | Rank | Babies | Change† | 1 in X† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | 612 | +3% | 1 in 491 |
| 2024 | =88 | 597 | +16% | 1 in 511 |
| 2023 | 101 | 513 | -1% | 1 in 591 |
| 2022 | 106 | 516 | +7% | 1 in 602 |
| 2021 | =119 | 481 | -16% | 1 in 666 |
| 2020 | 105 | 571 | +3% | 1 in 551 |
| 2019 | 110 | 554 | -6% | 1 in 594 |
| 2018 | 109 | 592 | -12% | 1 in 570 |
| 2017 | 97 | 670 | -17% | 1 in 520 |
| 2016 * | 85 | 812 | +8% | 1 in 439 |
| 2015 | 89 | 751 | +6% | 1 in 477 |
| 2014 | 89 | 707 | +8% | 1 in 505 |
| 2013 | 94 | 657 | +12% | 1 in 545 |
| 2012 | 108 | 588 | +5% | 1 in 637 |
| 2011 | 116 | 559 | -7% | 1 in 664 |
| 2010 | 107 | 604 | -4% | 1 in 614 |
| 2009 | 100 | 626 | +89% | 1 in 578 |
| 2008 | =160 | 332 | +42% | 1 in 1,093 |
| 2007 | 201 | 234 | +31% | 1 in 1,515 |
| 2006 | 227 | 179 | +40% | 1 in 1,913 |
| 2005 | =260 | 128 | -2% | 1 in 2,583 |
| 2004 | =253 | 130 | +29% | 1 in 2,526 |
| 2003 | 290 | 101 | -15% | 1 in 3,153 |
| 2002 | =245 | 119 | +5% | 1 in 2,572 |
| 2001 | =250 | 113 | +20% | 1 in 2,696 |
| 2000 | =287 | 94 | -19% | 1 in 3,294 |
| 1999 | =253 | 116 | -4% | 1 in 2,752 |
| 1998 | 246 | 121 | +21% | 1 in 2,693 |
| 1997 | =273 | 100 | +54% | 1 in 3,296 |
| 1996 | =354 | 65 | 1 in 5,130 |
* ONS’s boys’ 2016 file repeats the October total as September, so the 2016 births total is about 932 too low and 1 in X for 2016 is slightly too low. Rank follows ONS: names with the same count share a rank (shown with =). “Under 3” means the name was given to fewer than 3 babies that year, so ONS did not publish it.
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; National Records of Scotland; NISRA. Exact spellings are counted separately and names given to fewer than 3 babies are not published. Figures marked † are Baby Data calculations. How we calculate