Augustus

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Augustus is a masculine given name derived from Augustus, meaning "majestic," "the increaser," or "venerable". Many of its descended forms are August, Augusto, Auguste, Austin, Agustin and Augustine.

From Wikipedia

Augustus first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 55 babies (rank #513 that year). In 2024 it was given to 47 boys (rank #586). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Augustus

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

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

593

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Roald Dahl Universe: Augustus Gloop

Famous people named Augustus

Augustusfirst Roman emperor · b. 63 BC
Augustus De Morganlogician · b. 1806
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Graftonpolitician · b. 1735
Augustus Pugindesigner · b. 1812

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	5	#1,736
1992	5	#1,768
1993	5	#1,846
1998	5	#1,977
2003	7	#1,734
2005	12	#1,300
2006	8	#1,789
2007	14	#1,274
2008	8	#1,922
2009	12	#1,481
2010	13	#1,398
2011	7	#2,161
2012	11	#1,585
2013	20	#1,044
2014	19	#1,070
2015	33	#748
2016	40	#659
2017	54	#521
2018	38	#685
2019	40	#654
2020	35	#724
2021	52	#550
2022	55	#513
2023	48	#564
2024	47	#586