Given name & surname
Auston
“one who is venerable; majestic”
Auston is a variant of Austin. In English use, Austin carries the interpretation “one who is venerable; majestic.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Auston 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 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Auston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,588
- 3,588 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 176 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,055 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,055 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 36.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,839 as a first name in 2020; 823 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Auston
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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