Auston

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A few things about Auston you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Auston

Auston Trusty

American soccer player

Choose Auston and your child shares a first name with Auston Trusty, an American soccer player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Auston, like who?” Auston Trusty's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 90,090 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Auston, 19 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Auston would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryAuston first shows up in US birth records in 1908, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 117 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1995, when it ranked #806. Today it's #5,045, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowAuston was 4.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 18,692 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 90,090.
• 🍂TrendAuston has slipped 1,771 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,045. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningAuston is an English form of Austin, which means “great, venerable”.

About the name Auston

Auston is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “great, venerable”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ton”. US birth records list Auston for boys from 1908 to 2025, in 91 of those 118 years. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked #806 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,045, with 19 babies.

Origin:Latin names