Austin

[erikalyn.livejournal.com]

How popular is the name Austin in your day to day life? It's a name that my boyfriend suggested that I keep coming back to, as in I don't hate it. I know how popular it is statistically but I've never personally met an Austin, so I'm wondering if it's a regional thing or if I'm just not around enough children.

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[intothefireugo.livejournal.com]

I went to college with an Austin or two in Florida, and worked with another one here in Austin, TX (which was kind of weird).

[intothefireugo.livejournal.com]

Oh, and they were all my age, as you may have gathered. I don't know any kids named Austin, but I'm not around kids either.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen this name around much. I work on a pediatrics floor at a hospital, and I come across many, many names. I think it's a nice name. Not overly popular/trendy, but not unheard of. I think it will age well. It used to be one of my favorites when I was a child (I named one of my cabbage patch dolls Austin). One of the nurses I work with has a son with this name, although I think he spells it Austen. He's around 10/11.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I work at a small private school. There are two Austins in grade 3 and one in grade 4.

[lovablemess.livejournal.com]

The only Austin I really know of is a 21 year old girl.

[willsjoy.livejournal.com]

I live in MD. I've worked with children for years and I've never met one. I like it.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I've only really seen it as a middle name. My friend's husband's middle name is Austin (born in 1984), so they gave their son the same middle name.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I live in Canada, and I've never met a single Austin in my life.

[jerseygrits.livejournal.com]

I've known at least a couple of Austins, but I don't really spend a lot of time around small children either, so I wouldn't know about the new ones popping up where I live. The last Austin I met was a coworker from my previous job in Dallas (in his early 20s). And I actually live in Austin now. :p You can always check the Baby Name Wizard NameMapper (http://www.babynamewizard.com/namemapper/) to look at some stats by state. That at least helps more than just the national numbers.

[cherryboomstick.livejournal.com]

I know an Austin in Ohio. He's my cousin.

[meomy06.livejournal.com]

My cousin Austin lives in Ohio as well. Odd. But he's the only one I know with the name.

[raisintree.livejournal.com]

The only Austins (3) I know are from Ohio. Curious.

[raisintree.livejournal.com]

Make that 4, between the ages of ~22 and 16.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I can only think of two Austins off the top of my head, and a quick Facebook friends check confirms this -- one is a 25 year old classmate of mine and the other is my friend's 2 year old son.

I like it on boys, but I've seen it used on girls and I think it's awful.

I live in New York and both of these Austins are from around the Buffalo/Rochester area.

[farting-nora.livejournal.com]

I have known two boys named Austin. One is my younger cousin, the other I went to school with.

[farting-nora.livejournal.com]

Oh, the old classmate is 19-20, my cousin is 12.

[ice-queen-ash.livejournal.com]

My son's name is Austin, so I am quite fond of it. Day to day we do not meet many other Austins, no name confusion in the classroom. Interestingly enough, the only other Autin I know also has the same last name as my son.

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I've met one who was born in maybe 1987 and I knew one at the daycare I used to work at, so probably born in 2004. Not super popular in my sphere.

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

I know only 1 Austin and he is 17.

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

I've worked with an Austin in resource room who's in the thrid grade now, I think.

[heatherpantss.livejournal.com]

I went to high school in Hawaii with an Austin. I would guess he's about my age, 22.

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

I live in Canada, and I think I only know of one Austin, and he's a kid, maybe 6 or 7 now? I like the name! :)

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Extremely popular, especially the younger the people get.

[falls2climb.livejournal.com]

I teach high school and I have two Austins this semester - when I taught middle school, I had one in each class. I teach in NC, if that matters. Never known a female Austin, though!

[aprettybinding.livejournal.com]

I have a few friends with boys they named austin, and then my gf's cousin just named her son that. So to me, it's super popular.

[autophoblamb.livejournal.com]

I've never met one and I live in WA state.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

There were two little boys named Austin when I worked at a day camp a few summers ago. They'd both be about 7 now.

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

I've met a lot of Austins, one of them being a girl which was spelled Austyn. >.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I know one person in a different country who has a son named it. I've never met anybody with the name myself.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

I coached swim team in the Bible Belt, and Austin was one of the most common names for boys aged about 7-14. There was always at least two on every team I coached. So yeah, I think it's a lot more popular in Hicksville, alas. =/

[so-there.livejournal.com]

the only one I knew was a 90-year-old who died a year ago.

I considered using it, but it still sounds so 1990's to me, since there were a couple kid actors with the name back then.

[snailrevolution.livejournal.com]

I knew an Austin in middle school; he'd be ~25 now. Related, I knew a girl named Astin who'd be about the same age.

[tiarrajanae.livejournal.com]

I've never actually met an Austin.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

I went to high school with a few, but I didn't really know them. I dont' think there was any in college... My friend is friends with someone named Osten said Austin.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i live in new england and hear austin a lot on kids. its a trashy name to me, i really really dislike it. so much.

sorry.