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Austen

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Austen: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2019–2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2019 to 2021, ranging from #5581 to #5591.20192021#5581#5591
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2019#5591
2021#5581

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #727 among boys in Scotland, #2088 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #784 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #629 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #629 in England and Wales in 1997.

Austen's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#208811HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#190612HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#25298HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#154815HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#210410HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#115823HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#154616HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#108126HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#87335HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#83736HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#88233HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#96230HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#160014HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#105526HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#109923HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#115621HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#116920HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#128016HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#129915HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#17329HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#15199HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#137910HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#116712HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#97315HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#81319HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#62926HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#78419HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Austen is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Austen, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2011ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#629 in 1997
Republic of Ireland20111#730 in 2011
Scotland20241#727 in 2024

Its high point came 27 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Austen

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #629 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.