August

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1955 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 44 babies (rank #238 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining 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.

853
Total babies (all years)
60
Years in the data
44
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
195540#242
195643#243
195744#238
195832#289
195940#265
196030#315
196136#293
196226#357
196328#356
196431#337
196534#319
196625#377
196724#378
196822#402
196923#404
197024#405
197118#479
197218#454
197310#597
197410#596
197514#507
19768#649
19778#650
19788#662
197912#560
19807#729
198110#640
19826#766
19836#763
19844#885
19858#710
19866#811
19876#799
19889#706
19894#948
19908#765
19918#771
19925#896
19934#970
19947#834
19957#818
19968#798
199710#736
199810#745
19999#784
200010#754
200110#759
20026#919
20036#912
20048#818
20055#972
20065#950
20074#1,014
200811#690
20097#825
20109#744
20114#958
20124#976
20136#861
20148#743