August

Boy English #916 in 2023

August is a boy name of English origin.

Meaning of August

Early August, re-Latinized from Agustus, from, from augustus, from the agnomen Augustus of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin t=increase, from augos, from - base h₂ewg-; or, referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre.

Popularity of August

Popularity, 1880–2023

3,743 births in 2023

1880 2023

60,318 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2023

3,743 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.