Austin

Dec. 30th, 2008 09:00 pm
[identity profile] erikalyn.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] babynames
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.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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).

Date: 2008-12-31 01:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miss-tee.livejournal.com
I work at a small private school. There are two Austins in grade 3 and one in grade 4.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lovablemess.livejournal.com
The only Austin I really know of is a 21 year old girl.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] willsjoy.livejournal.com
I live in MD. I've worked with children for years and I've never met one. I like it.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lilacmermaid.livejournal.com
I live in Canada, and I've never met a single Austin in my life.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cherryboomstick.livejournal.com
I know an Austin in Ohio. He's my cousin.

Date: 2008-12-31 02:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] meomy06.livejournal.com
My cousin Austin lives in Ohio as well. Odd. But he's the only one I know with the name.

Date: 2008-12-31 03:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raisintree.livejournal.com
The only Austins (3) I know are from Ohio. Curious.

Date: 2008-12-31 03:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raisintree.livejournal.com
Make that 4, between the ages of ~22 and 16.

Date: 2008-12-31 01:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.
Edited Date: 2008-12-31 01:59 am (UTC)

Date: 2008-12-31 02:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] farting-nora.livejournal.com
I have known two boys named Austin. One is my younger cousin, the other I went to school with.

Date: 2008-12-31 02:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] farting-nora.livejournal.com
Oh, the old classmate is 19-20, my cousin is 12.

Date: 2008-12-31 02:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 02:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 02:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] the-theorist.livejournal.com
I know only 1 Austin and he is 17.

Date: 2008-12-31 02:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com
I've worked with an Austin in resource room who's in the thrid grade now, I think.

Date: 2008-12-31 02:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] heatherpantss.livejournal.com
I went to high school in Hawaii with an Austin. I would guess he's about my age, 22.

Date: 2008-12-31 03:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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! :)

Date: 2008-12-31 03:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sandtree.livejournal.com
Extremely popular, especially the younger the people get.

Date: 2008-12-31 03:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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!

Date: 2008-12-31 04:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 05:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] autophoblamb.livejournal.com
I've never met one and I live in WA state.

Date: 2008-12-31 06:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 06:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lavandersparkle.livejournal.com
I've met a lot of Austins, one of them being a girl which was spelled Austyn. >.

Date: 2008-12-31 02:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 04:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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. =/

Date: 2008-12-31 04:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2008-12-31 06:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2009-01-01 12:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tiarrajanae.livejournal.com
I've never actually met an Austin.

Date: 2009-01-01 09:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.

Date: 2009-01-01 05:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] 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.
Edited Date: 2009-01-01 05:23 pm (UTC)

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