Austen has been given to about 9,416 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1995, when 567 babies were given the name, ranking 420th. The typical living American called Austen is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.