Austan is a variant of Austin. In English use, Austin carries the interpretation “one who is venerable; majestic.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Austan through the years
Babies since 1880
197
197 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1996
24 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Austan in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1984–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 249 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.