#882024 rank
2024peak year
59,204babies named August since 1880
▲ +62%5-year trend
August popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does August mean?
From Latin Augustus, 'venerable, majestic', the title conferred on Rome's first emperor. Used across Germanic Europe for centuries, now revived in English-speaking countries.
OriginLatin
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
Names like August
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Famous Augusts
- August Wilson, playwright
Spellings & variants
AugustusAugustinAuguste
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