August

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Primarily a boy's name · Unisex โ€” 17% girls / 83% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

August is both a given name and surname developed from the Latin, Augustus. Derived from the Latin word augere, meaning "to increase", Augustus had the meaning "esteemed" or "venerable" and was a title given to Roman emperors.

From Wikipedia

August first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 30 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 285 babies (rank #105 that year). In 2024 it was given to 285 boys (rank #105). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of August

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of August yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,303
Total babies (all years)
30
Years in the data
285
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19917#1,417
19957#1,568
19966#1,770
199715#936
19988#1,445
199911#1,182
20009#1,348
20016#1,822
20027#1,678
20049#1,543
200511#1,377
20069#1,648
200714#1,273
200815#1,243
200924#905
201033#737
201119#1,096
201240#620
201362#460
201475#397
201588#358
201684#373
2017103#323
2018102#318
2019104#312
2020131#252
2021206#180
2022212#164
2023215#144
2024285#105