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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 787 babies (rank #408 that year). In 2024 it was given to 787 boys (rank #408). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

20,902

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

787

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
1880	74	#175
1881	51	#215
1882	65	#197
1883	53	#205
1884	65	#204
1885	69	#190
1886	58	#222
1887	51	#222
1888	66	#218
1889	35	#284
1890	43	#259
1891	38	#260
1892	48	#257
1893	56	#226
1894	47	#253
1895	50	#254
1896	53	#249
1897	47	#254
1898	48	#255
1899	31	#315
1900	45	#312
1901	35	#295
1902	43	#288
1903	24	#401
1904	44	#288
1905	45	#300
1906	27	#425
1907	41	#331
1908	33	#413
1909	43	#357
1910	54	#337
1911	53	#389
1912	106	#374
1913	116	#396
1914	154	#383
1915	162	#423
1916	148	#470
1917	149	#466
1918	166	#461
1919	176	#444
1920	165	#474
1921	171	#468
1922	164	#480
1923	183	#453
1924	155	#495
1925	163	#475
1926	137	#518
1927	155	#486
1928	145	#500
1929	105	#587
1930	121	#546
1931	109	#562
1932	149	#470
1933	97	#588
1934	105	#576
1935	101	#575
1936	103	#566
1937	92	#605
1938	105	#571
1939	86	#637
1940	93	#616
1941	83	#671
1942	110	#598
1943	100	#639
1944	95	#630
1945	89	#641
1946	106	#623
1947	92	#715
1948	105	#661
1949	94	#707
1950	77	#778
1951	91	#727
1952	108	#668
1953	96	#731
1954	98	#727
1955	89	#773
1956	69	#898
1957	92	#783
1958	63	#958
1959	73	#897
1960	59	#997
1961	68	#927
1962	57	#1,015
1963	65	#931
1964	63	#957
1965	67	#897
1966	59	#943
1967	60	#933
1968	54	#1,007
1969	49	#1,112
1970	67	#989
1971	64	#1,015
1972	56	#1,085
1973	43	#1,254
1974	39	#1,371
1975	47	#1,239
1976	54	#1,163
1977	44	#1,370
1978	48	#1,302
1979	47	#1,354
1980	51	#1,315
1981	63	#1,156
1982	46	#1,396
1983	46	#1,377
1984	50	#1,325
1985	35	#1,728
1986	39	#1,647
1987	53	#1,379
1988	60	#1,329
1989	88	#1,131
1990	98	#1,073
1991	145	#874
1992	140	#892
1993	143	#895
1994	153	#866
1995	157	#863
1996	137	#945
1997	137	#962
1998	153	#925
1999	156	#936
2000	159	#959
2001	178	#882
2002	197	#843
2003	203	#852
2004	211	#842
2005	255	#775
2006	247	#824
2007	272	#793
2008	277	#791
2009	280	#795
2010	290	#769
2011	292	#768
2012	340	#696
2013	346	#693
2014	505	#545
2015	648	#465
2016	672	#457
2017	734	#422
2018	637	#460
2019	637	#466
2020	585	#499
2021	661	#457
2022	659	#466
2023	614	#486
2024	787	#408