August
From the Latin Augustus, venerable or great, related to augere, to increase. Roman emperors took it as a title, and it also names the month.
August in 2025
August was given to 4,226 babies in the United States in 2025 — 3,958 boys and 268 girls, making it the 131st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 785 babies born.
The history of August
August reached its highest point in 2025, when 4,226 babies were given the name, ranking 131st that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 74,452 babies have been named August. Half of them were born before 2013, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
August by decade
| Decade | Babies named August | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,012 | 176 |
| 1890s | 1,703 | 250 |
| 1900s | 1,245 | 412 |
| 1910s | 4,890 | 387 |
| 1920s | 5,326 | 469 |
| 1930s | 3,213 | 574 |
| 1940s | 2,434 | 766 |
| 1950s | 1,847 | 1,052 |
| 1960s | 1,320 | 1,391 |
| 1970s | 1,333 | 1,569 |
| 1980s | 1,468 | 1,655 |
| 1990s | 2,826 | 1,070 |
| 2000s | 4,792 | 816 |
| 2010s | 17,905 | 257 |
| 2020s | 22,138 | 131 |
Where August is heading
August has risen 80% over the past decade, from 2,342 babies in 2015 to 4,226 in 2025.
Names like August
Names that rose and fell at the same time as August.